Romero-Ruiz
Romero-Ruiz v. Mukasey
Opinion
Opinion
Thomas, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CHRISTIAN ALFREDO ROMERO-RUIZ,
Petitioner, No. 06-74494 v. Agency No.
A77-436-614
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, OPINION Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Argued and Submitted April 17, 2008—San Francisco, California
Filed August 13, 2008
Before: Stephen S. Trott and Sidney R. Thomas, Circuit Judges, and Michael R. Hogan,* District Judge.
Opinion by Judge Thomas
*The Honorable Michael R. Hogan, United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation.
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COUNSEL
Vikram K. Badrinath, Vikram Badrinath, P.C., Tucson, Ari- zona, for the petitioner.
Lauren E. Fascett, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent. ROMERO-RUIZ v. MUKASEY 10539
OPINION
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This petition for review presents the question of whether an immigrant who did not have lawful permanent resident status at the time of his mother’s naturalization is…