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P et i t i on erhas nevercont es t ed the go vernm ent ’ s a l l egat i on thathe com m i tt ed three aggravat ed fe l on i es . Inst ea d, P et i t i on ercl ai m s he i s a ctual l y aU ni t ed S t at es c i t i z e n ( born on the U . S . V i r gi n I s l a nd of S t . C r oi x) , a nd the r e f

or e c a nnotbe r e m ove d no m a tt e rw ha tc r i m e s he ha s c om m i tt e d. P e t i t i one ra r gue s he i s be i ng c onf us e d w i th aJ a m a i c a n c i t i z e n na m e d W i ns t on G e or ge G r a ha m . T he g o v ern m en tcl ai m s W i n st o n G eo rg e G rah am i s si m p l y P et i t i o n er’ s al i as. T he onl y i s s ue a tthe i m m i gr a t i on he a r i ngs w a s P e t i t i one r ’ s c i t i z e ns hi p. T he I m m i gr a t i on J udge f

ound the gove rnm e ntpr ove d P e t i t i one r ’ s a l i e na ge by c l e a ra nd c onvi nc i ng e vi de nc e , a nd or de r e d hi m r e m ove d t o J a m a i c a . T he B oa r d of I m m ig r a tio n A p p e a ls d is m is s e d h is ap p e a l. T he s ol e i s s ue i n thi s pe t i t i on i s w he the rP e t i t i one ri s e nt i t l e d t o ade novo hear i ng i n d i stri ctcourton hi s c l ai m thathe i s aU . S . ci t i ze n. B ec ause P et i t i on er pr e s e nt s e nough e vi de nc e t o r a i s e age nui ne i s s ue of m a t e r i a l f

a c tr e ga r di ng w h e th e rh e i s aU . S. c i t i z e n , h e i s e n t i t l e d t o atr i a l i n d i s tr i c tc o u r t . 8 U . S. C. § 1252( b) ( 5) ( di s c us s e d be l ow ) s t a t e s tha tthi s c our t“ s ha l l ” tr a ns f e rthe c a s e t o the di stri ctcourtfor ade no vo det erm i nat i on i f the al i en ra i se s atri abl e i ss ue of fa ctas to h is c itiz e n s h ip . W hi l e the i m m i grat i on hear i ng s w er e procee di ng , P et i t i on er , proceedi ng pro s e , f i l e d a n a c t i on i n the U ni t e d S t a t e s D i s tr i c tC our tf orthe D i s tr i c tof

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— not P e t i t i one r— i s W i ns t on G e or ge G r a ha m , the J a m a i c a n c i t i z e n i de nt i f i e d i n the doc um e nt a t i on the gove rnm e ntpr oduc e d i n thi s c a s e ; ( 3) of f i c i a l r e c or ds by the Ja m ai ca n g ov ernm entthatP et i t i on eri s nota J am ai ca n ci t i ze n; and (4) the fa ctthat th e U .S . g o v e rn m e n t is u n ab le o ru n w illin g to p r o v id e f in g e rp r in t o rp h o to g r ap h ic evi dence fr om the 19 85 or 19 87 vi sa s thati ti ss ued t o W i nst on G ra ham , w hi ch w o u ld e s tab lis h c o n c lu s iv e ly w h e th e rP e titio n e ris , in f a c t, W in s to n G r a h a m . T hese fa ct s a re suff

i ci entt o rai se a tri abl e i ss ue of m at er i al fa ctas t o w hether P e titio n e ris aU .S . c itiz e n . See Ag o s to v . I NS , 43 6 U . S . 74 8, 75 6, 75 9 (19 78 ); Ch a u v . I NS , 247 F . 3d 1026, 1029 ( 9th C i r . 2001) . W e the r e f

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orP e t i t i one rappoi nt e d by thi s c our t , J e s s i c aJ . B e r c h, P erki ns C oi e L L P i n P ho eni x A ri zona, i s r equest ed (butno tre qu i re d) t o con si der c o n tin u in g to r e p r e s e n t P e titio n e rin d is tr ic t c o u r t. T he di stri ctcourtshal l consi der a ny m ot i on t o h ave P et i t i on ertra nsfe rr ed ba c k t o the U ni t e d S t a t e s f orthe he a r i ng. 1 T RA NS F E RR E D T O T HE DI S T RI CT CO UR T F OR T HE DI S T RI CT OF AR I Z ON A.