Legal Opinion

Suarez v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 27, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2013-0778PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, District Judge

In February of 2005, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) learned that Plaintiff Hugo Absalon Suarez, a recipient of Social Security benefits, had been deported to his native Mexico following a period of incarceration for gun and alien transportation convictions. By statute, Plaintiffs conviction of a gun possession offense and his subsequent deportation automatically disqualified him from receiving Social Security retirement benefits, see 42 U.S.C. § 402(n); 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C); consequently, after receiving notice of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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