Safe Havens

(D)  Naturalization.  The person may also have acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization, either by filing his or her own application as an adult, or during the client’s childhood by application of a U.S. citizen parent, generally followed by a swearing-in ceremony.[4]  If so, the person cannot be deported unless naturalized citizenship is first revoked.

[4] See INA § § 310 et seq., 8 U.S.C. § § 1410 et seq.  This summary was drawn from M. Vargas, Representing Noncitizen Criminal Defendants In New York State, Chapter 2, p. 2-2 (NY State Defender’s Association, Criminal Defense Immigration Project, 2d ed., 2000).