Special Citizenship Issues

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Preventing a client's deportation may call for proving that the client is already a U.S. citizen. Advocates should understand the rules of citizenship by acquisition and derivation. Those advising immigrants should note the potential problem of conflicting birth certificates, certain risks in seeking naturalization, and the use of habeas petitions to stall deportation until citizenship is proved.

By Rebecca Bernhardt From September - October 2004