Jesus Armando Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Gonzalez is an alien who entered this country by misrepresenting himself as an American citizen. He is resisting INS’s deportation efforts by seeking relief under section 241(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 1 That section shields from deportation aliens who entered by fraud or misrepresentation, but were “otherwise admissible at the time of entry” and now are the spouse, parent or child of a U. S. citizen.

It is agreed that Gonzalez entered by misrepresentation but is now the son of an American citizen stepfather. The only issue is whether he was “otherwise admissible at the time of…