United States Ninth Circuit

The Department of Homeland Security's regulation pertaining to assessment of good moral character in naturalization proceedings passes constitutional muster and is not ultra vires as to its governing statute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2006
• Decided 05/24/2007
• Published 05/24/2007

Judges

• Before:  MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James P. Mayo, Segal & Kirby, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Barry J. Pettinato, and Patricia M. Corrales-Talleda, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.