Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1966-10-17

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. A provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that an alien who applies for naturalization as a United States citizen must establish that during the five years preceding the filing of his petition he has been “a person of good moral character.” 1 Another provision *632<…

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