Bijan v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs.

Wood, Chief Judge.

Five years after entering the United States, ostensibly as the unmarried son of a lawful permanent resident, Laith Bijan applied to become a naturalized citizen. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denied his application, concluding that Bijan actually had been married when he entered the country and had thus misrepresented his eligibility for lawful permanent residence and citizenship. Bijan sought judicial review of that decision. Reviewing USCIS's decision de novo , the district court concluded that Bijan had misrepresented his marital status and…