Rossi

This is an action by the government for revocation of Certificate of Naturalization No. 3916169 issued February 4, 1935 to Ricardo Luis Rossi, the respondent herein, whose true name is Cesare Rossi. Respondent, Cesare, entered the United States illegally some time between 1926 and 1927. After one or two years residence, he voluntarily departed from this country for Tacna, Chile (now Peru) where he remained for several months with relatives. During this period respondent first adopted the name of his deceased brother, Ricardo, for the purpose of voting in a plebiscite held to settle a boundary dispute between Chile and Peru. Ricardo was born in Tacna, Peru, while Cesare was born in Italy. Approximately two or three months after this plebiscite respondent, traveling as a Chilean citizen under a Chilean passport issued to him as Ricardo, returned to Italy.

Shortly thereafter, respondent represented himself to the proper United States authorities in Italy as a Chilean citizen and, as such, eligible for a non quota immigration visa. The government concedes that as an Italian citizen using his true name respondent would have been eligible for a quota immigration visa, although at this…