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Before
Howard, Chief Judge,
Torruella and Lipez, Circuit Judges.
Attorney
Attorney
General
General
derivative
father's
citizenship
from
his
naturalization
and
As a result,
Facts
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In
Thompson remained in
assault
in
violation
of
section
53a-60a(2)
of
the
The parties
2012,
the
government
had
detained
Thompson
and
Thompson then
Services
from
his
("USCIS"),
father's
claiming
that
naturalization.
he
derived
USCIS
denied
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In his
appeal, Thompson asserted that his parents "were common law spouses
in Jamaica" who legally separated when they ceased cohabitation.
The BIA rejected this argument on the grounds that Thompson had
not proven that Jamaica recognized common-law marriage at the time
of his birth and that the cessation of cohabitation did not qualify
as a "legal separation."
Discussion
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What
("Property
Act"),
defines
the
term
"spouse"
as
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parents
were
common-law
spouses
within
its
definition.
appeal.
Thompson's
Thompson has
Conclusion