Legal Opinion
Costello v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 17, 1964No. 83PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Section 241 (a) (4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 provides that “Any alien in the United States . . . shall, upon the order of the Attorney General, be deported who ... at any time after entry is convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude . ...” 1 The single question to be decided in the present case is whether this provision applies to a person who was a naturalized citizen at the time he was convicted of the crimes, but was later denaturalized.
The petitioner, born in Italy in 1891, was brought to the United States when he was four years old and has lived here ever…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Fong Haw Tan v. PhelanSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Johannessen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Delgadillo v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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