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IRACHETA v. HOLDER

No. 12-60087.

730 F.3d 419 (2013)

Sigifredo Saldana IRACHETA, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlene A. Dougherty , Brownsville, TX, for Petitioner.

Aimee Joy Carmichael , Trial Attorney, Tangerlia Cox, Thomas B. Fatouros, Esq. , Senior Litigation Counsel, Karen Y. Stewart , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

This appeal is a petition for review from the Department of Homeland Security's ("DHS") reinstatement of a previously-issued order of removal against Sigifredo Saldana Iracheta ("Saldana"). On appeal, Saldana asserts that he acquired citizenship from his U.S. citizen father at birth. We hold that under the applicable immigration laws, Saldana has established that he is a U.S. citizen.

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