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IMMIGRATION Naturalization; Aggravated Felony; Pointing A Gun
cassiejohnson//December 18, 2015//
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Where a citizen from Mexico, who was a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., pleaded guilty to pointing a gun at another person in violation of South Carolina law, the conviction constituted an aggravated felony, so the man’s application for naturalization was properly denied.
Judgment is affirmed.
14-3797 Reyes-Soto v. Lynch, appealed from the Eastern District of Missouri, Shepherd, J.
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