Legal Opinion
Brandao v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 16, 2011No. 09-3550PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Gelson Lopes Brandao petitions this Court to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision to affirm the immigration judge’s removal order. Brandao specifically challenges the ruling that a Cape Verde statute legitimated him, making him ineligible for derivative citizenship pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a)(3). We will deny the petition.
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Brandao was born in Cape Verde on January 24, 1979, and admitted into the United States as a legal permanent resident on August 23, 1985, when his mother immigrated. His mother became a United States citizen on July…
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