United States v. Richmond

The Government’s denaturalization suit against Richmond tenders a problem not heretofore solved despite the multitude of denaturalization cases over the years.

The respondent Richmond became a United States citizen by order of the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on June 11, 1943. On Oc *77 tober 30, 1952 the Government’s suit to denaturalize him was filed. The grounds of denaturalization alleged were twofold: 1. That Richmond’s citizenship was obtained by fraud on his part; 2. that his citizenship was “illegally procured”.

The undisputed record shows that Richmond was born on November 17, 1913 in a hospital in London, England. He last arrived in the United States on October 2, 1922, and entered as a permanent resident.

On December 21, 1940 Richmond signed and filed his “Alien Registration Form” wherein he stated, among other things, that he had been a member of the Communist Party within the preceding five years.

On June 30, 1942 he filed with local Selective Service Board No. 76 in San Francisco his “Alien’s Personal History and Statement”. Therein he stated, among other things, that he had been within the ten years preceding June 30, 1942, a member of…