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U.S. v. JEAN-BAPTISTE

No. 04-10144.

395 F.3d 1190 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lionel JEAN-BAPTISTE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 4, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre Dominique Pierre, Douthit Murray & Pierre, P.A., North Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Thomas F. Baxley, Jr., U.S Government, Dept. of Justice — INS, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BIRCH, KRAVITCH and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:

The right to acquire United States citizenship is precious and coveted and its successful exercise rarer than many aspirants would hope for. See Fedorenko v. United States, 449 U.S. 490, 505, 101 S.Ct. 737, 66 L.Ed.2d 686 (1981). Accordingly, when the government seeks to strip citizenship from one who has acquired it, denaturalization proceedings can have "severe and unsettling consequences." Id.

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