Souza

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner-Appellant Altamir Porfirio De Souza (“Souza”) appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of Attorney General John Ashcroft (“the INS”). On appeal, Souza asserts that the District Court erred in upholding the INS’s denial of Souza’s application for naturalization based on the conclusion that his conviction for aiding and abetting the sale of a false or counterfeit social security card constituted a crime of moral turpitude.

*41 The parties are familiar with the factual background and procedural history of the case, therefore we do not repeat them here. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . For the reasons discussed below, we AFFIRM.

To be eligible for naturalization, an alien must demonstrate that, during the five years immediately preceding the filing of his application, he “has been and still is a person of good moral character.” 8 U.S.C. § 1427 (a)(3) (2000); See 8 C.F.R. § 316.10 (a)(1) (2000). Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), an applicant for naturalization cannot demonstrate that he is a person of “good moral character” if, during the relevant statutory period, he has been…