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CA2 on False Claims of Citizenship on Form I-9

The court found the petitioner, who argued he had intended to claim nationality, not citizenship, when he checked a box marked “citizen or national” on a Form I-9, failed to meet his burden of proving he did not falsely claim citizenship.

The court found:

The court found the petitioner, who argued he had intended to claim nationality, not citizenship, when he checked a box marked “citizen or national” on a Form I-9, failed to meet his burden of proving he did not falsely claim citizenship.

Form I-9

Form I-9 requirements

Form I-9 employment eligibility verification 

Immigration lawyer in LA

Conviction for false claim of citizenship

CA4 affirmed conviction for false claim of citizenship, finding that a former TPS beneficiary’s misrepresentation of his immigration status on the I-9 employment eligibility form as a citizen was material (U.S. v. Garcia-Ochoa, 06/15/10).