Edwin Rosete Reganit v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Defendants, who are the Department of Homeland Security and related entities, denied Plaintiff Edwin Rósete Reganit’s application for naturalization. Plaintiff sought review of this denial in district court, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c). 1 The district court granted summary judgment to Defendants. Plaintiff now appeals, arguing that the district court erred by characterizing him as an alien crewman, which thereby rendered him statutorily ineligible to become a United States citizen because it meant that he had not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. After careful review, we…