Legal Opinion
United States v. Elmars Sprogis
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 1985No. 391, Docket 84-6223PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
This case presents, in its most difficult and troubling form, the question of whether a naturalized citizen’s conduct while a native police officer in a country invaded and occupied by the Nazis during World War II constitutes an involvement in the Nazis’ persecution of civilians sufficient to require the revocation of his citizenship over 40 years later. The government appeals from the May 21, 1984 dismissal, by Judge Altimari, of its suit, brought in the Eastern District under § 340(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1451(a) (1982), to…
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