Alata v. Dulles’s Empirical Analysis
221 F.2d 52 · 1955
Citation profile
20 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1481 (§ 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1503 (§ 360 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Perkins v. Elg · Mandoli v. Acheson · Lehmann v. Acheson · Dos Reis ex rel. Camara v. Nicolls · Podea v. Acheson
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“* * * The plaintiff has the burden of proving that he is a United States citizen. He made a prima facie case by alleging and proving his birth in New York. The Government then had the burden of showing that he had expatriated himself. This it did by proof of his oath of allegiance to the King of Italy. Presumptively this oath was voluntarily taken. He then had the burden of going forward with evidence to establish that it was taken under duress.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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