Maslenjak v United States

Maslenjak v United States SCOTUS Decides When Citizen Can Be Revoked

In Maslenjak v United States, 582 U. S. ____ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that trivial misstatements made during naturalization proceedings can’t serve as grounds for revoking citizenship. Rather, the illegal act must have played a role in obtaining citizenship.