RICKETTS v. ATTY. GEN. U.S.

No. 16-3182.

897 F.3d 491 (2018)

Junior Nathaniel RICKETTS a/k/a Junior Mohammed Ricketts a/k/a Paul Milton Miles, Appellant v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES of America.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noah M. Weiss , Williams & Connolly, 725 12th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, Counsel for Appellant.

Benjamin M. Moss , Eric R. Quick , United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, P.O. Box 878, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: JORDAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

When an alien faces removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act, one potential defense is that the alien is not an alien at all but is actually a national of the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(5). An individual contesting a final order of removal has the opportunity to raise that...

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