Ruling on US citizenship of ex-Nazi camp guard [US DC] News
Ruling on US citizenship of ex-Nazi camp guard [US DC]

United States v. Hansl, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Central Division, Judge Robert Pratt, April 8, 2005 [ruling that former Nazi guard who later became a US citizen must relinquish his naturalization papers and passport]. Excerpt:

In this case, Defendant's admissions regarding his personal conduct as a Death's Head guard leave no room for factual dispute as to whether he personally advocated or assisted in persecution. As a matter of law, then, he was ineligible to receive a visa under the RRA. As such, Defendant was never lawfully admitted to the United States and his citizenship and certificate of naturalization were illegally procured under 8 U.S.C. § 1451(a).

Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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