Legal Opinion
Nwozuzu v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 12, 2013No. Docket 11-5089-agPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Kelechi Gerald Nwozuzu was born in Nigeria and came to this country when he was four years old. When he was seventeen, his parents were naturalized as United States citizens. The question presented is whether Nwozuzu’s failure to become a lawful permanent resident before turning eighteen years old bars him from claiming derivative citizenship from his parents. We hold it does not.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE A. Section 321 (a)
In considering Nwozuzu’s claim, this Court must “apply the law in effect when [petitioner] fulfilled the last requirement for derivative…
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