Resources for 8-24-11 Seminar - AILA webCLE

William R. Yates, Deputy Exec. Assoc. Comm’r, INS, “Procedures for HandlingNaturalization Applications of Aliens Who Voted Unlawfully or Falsely RepresentedThemselves as U.S. Citizens by Voting or Registering to Vote” (May 7, 2002). Thismemorandum provides guidance on handling naturalization applications of persons whohave unlawfully voted or falsely represented themselves as U.S. citizens in associationwith registering to vote or by voting. The memo lays out a six step process foradjudicating these cases. As part of this process, and after determining that a person isremovable for having unlawfully voted or for making a false claim to U.S. citizenshipwhen registering to vote, the officer is to determine whether the case merits the exerciseof prosecutorial discretion using the Meissner memo as guidance. Where a case doeswarrant this exercise, the officer is to proceed with the adjudication of the naturalizationapplication.20