Legal Opinion
Al-Sharif v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 19, 2013No. 12-2767PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
Nizar Al-Sharif applied for United States citizenship, but his application was denied because he had been convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determined to be an aggravated felony. Al-Sharif contested the denial in the District Court, which entered summary judgment in favor of USCIS. In this appeal, Al-Sharif argues that he is entitled to citizenship because, under our decision in Nugent v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 162 (3d Cir.2004), his conviction was not for an aggravated…
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