Legal Opinion
Ajlani v. Chertoff
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 7, 2008No. 07-1170-cvPublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Majed Ajlani appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered on February 12, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brian M. Cogan, Judge). Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), Ajlani, a Syrian national, sued for declaratory and injunc-tive relief to compel his naturalization as a United States citizen and to prohibit his removal from this country. The district court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to review the propriety of removal proceedings then pending against Ajlani and that the pendency of such proceedings…
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