Flores v. Blinken

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT March 27, 2023 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk BROWNSVILLE DIVISION RUBEN FLORES, § § Plaintiff, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:21-CV-159 § ANTONY BLINKEN, U.S. SECRETARY OF § STATE AND THE UNITED STATES OF § AMERICA, § § Defendants. § ORDER AND OPINION Plaintiff Ruben Flores filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment that he is a United States citizen after he was denied a U.S. passport based on a finding that he did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that he was born in the country. In March 2023, the Court held a bench trial.…