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THOMPSON v. LYNCH

No. 14-1858.

808 F.3d 939 (2015)

Richard Marvin THOMPSON, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 29, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Rome , on brief for petitioner.

Joseph D. Hardy , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Blair T. O'Connor , Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Richard Marvin Thompson ("Thompson") is a lawful permanent resident who was convicted of a deportable offense. Thompson contends that he has derivative citizenship from his father's naturalization and therefore cannot be deported. Former section 321(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that a child...

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