Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 21, 2005No. 04-3254PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Carrol Morgan is subject to an Order of Removal pursuant to section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), as a resident alien who has been convicted of drug offenses classified as “aggravated” felonies. Petitioner contends that she is not removable because she obtained derivative United States citizenship upon her mother’s naturalization while her parents allegedly were separated. Because petitioner cannot establish that her parents were legally separated at the time her mother was naturalized, we will…
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