Juan Reyes-Soto v. Loretta E. Lynch

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

One requirement for naturalization is that the applicant be “a person of good moral character.” 8 U.S.C. § 1427(a). The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determined that because Juan Reyes-Soto had violated South Carolina Code § 16-23-410, South Carolina’s “Pointing firearm at another person” statute, he had committed an aggravated felony and thus could not establish “good moral character.” Reyes-Soto sought review of the decision in district court. The district court 1 reached the same conclusion, that Reyes-Soto could not establish “good…