Legal Opinion

Johann Breyer v. Doris Meissner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 6, 2000No. 98-1842PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the interpretation of our immigration laws as they apply to Johann Breyer, a naturalized citizen who claimed, when faced with denaturalization, that he had been entitled to American citizenship by birth through his American-born mother. The statutes governing Breyer’s claim to citizenship are § 1993 of the Revised Statutes of 1874 and a 1994 amendment to the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”), § 101(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act (“INTCA”). In our review, we consider whether these provisions…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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