Legal Opinion
Stanley Russell Scales, Jr. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 2000No. 97-70915PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Stanley Russell Scales, Jr. (“Petitioner”), petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), dismissing his appeal from a final order of deportation. Petitioner contends that he is a United States citizen by virtue of his father’s U.S. citizenship; therefore, that he is not deportable under § 241 (a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2) (A)(iii), as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. 1 We must decide whether 8 U.S.C. § 1401 requires a blood relationship between a person born outside the…
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