United States v. Simon

LOWELL, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed a petition to vacate the respondent’s naturalization, upon the ground that it w-as illegally procured, in that Simon “had not resided continuously in the United States for a period of five years immediately preceding the date of his petition for citizenship.”

From the agreed statement of facts, it appeared that Simon, being a Russian, came to Canada in August, 1890, and there remained until January 26, 1896, when he “migrated” to New York. On June, 1896, “he returned to Canada for the purpose of closing up some business interests that he had left…