Thomas v. Lynch, No. 14-60297 (5th Cir. 2015)
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Petitioner, born in a military hospital located on a U.S. military base in Germany, petitioned for review of an order of removal. After a careful review of the decisions of the Supreme Court, other circuit courts of appeals, and its own court, the court held that petitioner is not a citizen,
because the United States military base where he was born, which is located in modern-day Germany, was not “in the United States” for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment. Accordingly, the court denied the petition for review.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 25, 2015.
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