US V. Jean-Baptiste: Case Study

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Good afternoon Yamela, I think you did a great job discussing the case that you found that has a valid reason for losing United States citizenship. I found a similar case named U.S. v. Jean-Baptiste that contains the same reason for losing U.S. citizenship which is the lack of “good moral character” (395 F.3d 1190). Lionel Jean-Baptiste was a Haitian citizen who was paroled to the United States in 1980 and he became a legal permanent resident about two years later in 1982. He applied to become a naturalized citizen in 1994 and he officially became a naturalized citizen in 1996 after legally living in the U.S. for more than five years. It was later discovered that Jean-Baptiste was illegally carrying and distributing cocaine around March in