Legal Opinion
Dilone v. Nielsen
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 1, 2019No. Case No.: PWG-18-1018PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul W. Grimm, United States District Judge
Jose Dilone wants to become a U.S. citizen. He applied for naturalization through the ordinary channels in December 2016, but after waiting nearly a year and a half for the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") to render a decision, he opted to seek recourse in the courts. His suit urges this Court to exercise its authority under 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), either by adjudicating the application itself or by ordering DHS to approve it.
Defendants, who include the Secretary of Homeland Security, do not deny that the Court had jurisdiction over Mr. Dilone's…
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