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O'SULLIVAN v. US CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERV.

No. 05-2943.

453 F.3d 809 (2006)

Daniel O'SULLIVAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Gale (argued), Dykema Gossett, Chicago, IL, Wendy Netter Epstein, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sheila M. McNulty (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Daniel O'Sullivan is not a United States citizen, yet he served honorably in the United States military during the Vietnam War. Years later, he was convicted of distributing cocaine, which he concedes is an "aggravated felony" under the relevant immigration statutes. The United States denied O'Sullivan's petition for naturalization, stating that he must prove good moral character in order to become a naturalized citizen and that his aggravated...

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