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In the Matter of Kekich

19 I&N Dec. 198 (B.I.A. 1984)
In the Matter of Kekich

16 Cited authorities

  1. Vance v. Terrazas

    444 U.S. 252 (1980)   Cited 106 times
    Holding that intent to relinquish citizenship must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence

  2. Afroyim v. Rusk

    387 U.S. 253 (1967)   Cited 131 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Congress has no authority to revoke United States citizenship

  3. Nishikawa v. Dulles

    356 U.S. 129 (1958)   Cited 92 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in the face of congressional silence on the question, proof of an act of expatriation must be by clear and convincing evidence

  4. Jolley v. Immigration Naturalization Serv

    441 F.2d 1245 (5th Cir. 1971)   Cited 23 times
    Noting that petitioner was "a United States citizen by virtue of his birth"

  5. Podea v. Acheson

    179 F.2d 306 (2d Cir. 1950)   Cited 33 times
    Rejecting a "technical" application of the Nationality Act requiring expatriation after finding that plaintiff's actions were induced by "erroneous advice" from the U.S. Department of State

  6. Pandolfo v. Acheson

    202 F.2d 38 (2d Cir. 1953)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that the plaintiff had not expatriated himself by swearing an oath of allegiance to Italy when that oath was taken as an incident of the plaintiff's involuntary service in the Italian army

  7. Lee Wing Hong v. Dulles

    214 F.2d 753 (7th Cir. 1954)   Cited 15 times
    In Lee Wing Hong v. Dulles, 214 F.2d 753, 755 (7th Cir. 1954) passports were denied on the ground that the applicants were not who they claimed to be. Ironically, in the latter two cases the determination of jurisdiction was in response to the Secretary's claim that denial of a passport was not a final administrative denial for the purposes of § 1503(a).

  8. Baker v. Rusk

    296 F. Supp. 1244 (C.D. Cal. 1969)   Cited 2 times

    Civ. A. No. 67-1641. March 17, 1969. Kwan, Cohen Kwan by Arthur D. Cohen, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff. Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., Frederick M. Brosio, Jr., by James R. Dooley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant. MEMORANDUM OF DECISION WILLIAM P. GRAY, District Judge. The plaintiff in this action, pursuant to the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1503 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeks a judgment declaring him to be a national of the United States. The defendant, as Secretary of State of the United

  9. Acheson v. Murakami

    176 F.2d 953 (9th Cir. 1949)   Cited 19 times
    In Acheson v. Murakami, 9 Cir., 176 F.2d 953, appellees had renounced their United States citizenship while at the Tule Lake Center, and later sought restoration of their citizenship.

  10. Jubran v. United States

    255 F.2d 81 (5th Cir. 1958)   Cited 10 times

    No. 16586. May 7, 1958. Jack Binion, Lyon L. Brinsmade, Butler, Binion, Rice Cook, Houston, Tex., for appellant. William B. Butler, U.S. Atty., Sidney Farr and James E. Ross, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges. JONES, Circuit Judge. The appellant, Joseph Rashid Jubran, is a native and citizen of Palestine. He was admitted to the United States in 1937. He registered at Hempstead, New York, in 1942, under the Selective

  11. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 905 times
    Defining "immediate relatives"

  12. Section 1481 - Loss of nationality by native-born or naturalized citizen; voluntary action; burden of proof; presumptions

    8 U.S.C. § 1481   Cited 257 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing that United States nationality may be lost by "voluntarily performing" certain acts "with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality"