United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of naturalization petition is affirmed where: 1) Congress has called for de novo review of naturalization cases; 2) wartime veterans are not excused from showing good moral character before naturalizing; 3) a CIS regulation setting forth a time period for which a wartime veteran must show good moral character was a valid exercise of delegated power; and 4) the aggravated felony bar applies to wartime veterans.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2006
• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd A. Gale (argued), Dykema Gossett, Chicago, IL, Wendy Netter Epstein, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sheila M. McNulty (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.