Legal Opinion
Dung Phan v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2012No. 10-1794PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge WYNN joined.
OPINION
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
In 2008, Dung Phan’s application for naturalization was denied by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“US-CIS”). USCIS determined that Phan’s 2002 conviction in the District of Columbia Superior Court for distribution of cocaine in a drug-free zone qualified as an aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), which prevented Phan from establishing his good moral character and thus from obtaining citizenship.
Before us, Phan…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Robinson v. ClipseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Hamdi, United States of America v. Ibrahim Ahmed Al-HamdiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- Jose Cruz v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- PICKERINGBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Viveiros v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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