DIVNA MASLENJAK v. UNITED STATES
Supreme Court of the United States, Kagan, June 22, 2017,
Immigration Fraud- To qualify as a crime under 18 USC 1425, it must be shown that a false statement made during the course of a citizenship application “would have mattered to an immigration official, because
they would have justified denying naturalization or would predictably have led to other facts warranting that result.”
(Concur – Gorsuch with Thomas – should reverse and remand on bad jury instructions without creating new law)
(Concur – Alito- materiality is different than effect)