context: Wittje then asks us to explore the hypothetical situation where two former members of the Waffen SS were both naturalized in 1959. One of these men entered the country in 1950 while the other entered the country after the effective date of the INA. Wittje first notes that the determination of whether an immigrant has been lawfully admitted is based on the laws in place at the time an immigrant enters the country.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 316 F.3d 619, 619
citation_a.parenthetical: "The question of whether an alien was lawfully admitted is answered, not by the law at the time of naturalization, but by the law at the time of entry."
citation_a.sentence: Fedorenko, 449 U.S. at 514, 101 S.Ct. 737; Tittjung, 235 F.3d at 339 (“[Ljawful admission is based on the circumstances as they existed at the time of initial entry.”); see also Dailide, 316 F.3d at 619 (“The question of whether an alien was lawfully admitted is answered, not by the law at the time of naturalization, but by the law at the time of entry.”). Because they arrived at different times, the two men in his hypothetical would be treated differently: the immigrant who entered the country in 1950 would be subject to denaturalization, while the immigrant who entered after the effective date of the INA would not.
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 235 F.3d 339, 339
citation_b.parenthetical: "[Ljawful admission is based on the circumstances as they existed at the time of initial entry."
citation_b.sentence: Fedorenko, 449 U.S. at 514, 101 S.Ct. 737; Tittjung, 235 F.3d at 339 (“[Ljawful admission is based on the circumstances as they existed at the time of initial entry.”); see also Dailide, 316 F.3d at 619 (“The question of whether an alien was lawfully admitted is answered, not by the law at the time of naturalization, but by the law at the time of entry.”). Because they arrived at different times, the two men in his hypothetical would be treated differently: the immigrant who entered the country in 1950 would be subject to denaturalization, while the immigrant who entered after the effective date of the INA would not.