Gonzalez v. Sec'y of Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 11-2276 (3d Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a native of Panama and a citizen of Spain, entered the U.S. as a non-immigrant visitor in 1998. In 2000 he married a U.S. citizen. His status was adjusted to conditional lawful permanent resident. In 2004, petitioner and his wife appeared together at an interview in support of his I-751 petition to remove conditions on residence; petitioner affirmed, under oath, that he did not have children. After the two divorced, petitioner amended the birth certificates of children born to another woman during his marriage, to reflect that he was their father. In 2006, petitioner filed an N-400 Application for Naturalization listing the two as his children. USCIS determined that petitioner had provided false testimony during the 2004 interview and denied his petition on grounds that he lacked the requisite good moral character. In 2009 USCIS initiated removal. The district court ruled in favor of the government, noting uncontradicted evidence that petitioner, under penalty of perjury, gave false evidence in order to receive a benefit in an immigration proceeding. The Third Circuit affirmed, holding there was no material issue of fact.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on March 26, 2012.
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