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BRANDAO v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 09-3550.

654 F.3d 427 (2011)

Gelson Lopes BRANDAO, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah J. Hunt, Esq. (Argued), Cambridge, MA, for Petitioner.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., Esq. , David V. Bernal, Esq. , Zoe J. Heller, Esq. , Thomas W. Hussey, Esq. , Liza S. Murcia, Esq. (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

BEFORE: FUENTES, FISHER, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Gelson Lopes Brandao petitions this Court to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to affirm the immigration judge's removal order. Brandao specifically challenges the ruling that a Cape Verde statute legitimated him, making him ineligible for derivative citizenship pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a)(3). We will deny the petition.

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