Williams v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

Derrick Williams appeals from the dismissal of his complaint seeking review pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c) of the denial of his application for naturalization. Williams’s application was denied by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for lack of good moral character required under 8 C.F.R. § 316.10(b)(l)(ii) because he had been convicted of an aggravated felony on June 24,1992.

We review de novo a “district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss under [Fed. R.Civ.P.] 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, accepting the allegations in the complaint…