Legal Opinion
Farrell v. Tillerson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 16, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–490 (RBW)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory and Regulatory Framework
Section 349 of the INA provides that "a national of the United States whether by birth or naturalization, shall lose his nationality by voluntarily performing any [one] of [seven] acts with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality." 8 U.S.C. § 1481(a). These acts are codified as subsections (a)(1) through (a)(7) of 8 U.S.C. § 1481. With regards to subsections (a)(1) through (a)(5), the statute provides that "no national of the United States can lose United States nationality ... while within the United States ...." Id. §…
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