BERENYI v. IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR

No. 66.

385 U.S. 630 (1967)

BERENYI v. DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 23, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon B. Savetsky argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Charles Spar.

Robert S. Rifkind argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Vinson, Beatrice Rosenberg and Ronald L. Gainer.


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

A provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that an alien who applies for naturalization as a United States citizen must establish that during the five years preceding the filing of his petition he has been "a person of good moral character."1 Another provision specifies that no applicant may be found to be a person of good...

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