O120 Procurement of Citizenship or Naturalization Unlawfully
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O120
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1425
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 777
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of a violation of section 1425(a), only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly [procured] [attempted to procure];
(2) contrary to law;
(3) the naturalization of any person, or documentary or other evidence of naturalization or citizenship[.] [; and]
[(4) the Defendant did so [to facilitate an act of international terrorism] [to facilitate a drug trafficking crime].]
The Defendant can be found guilty of a violation of section 1425(b), only if all of the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant [for himself] [for another person not entitled thereto] knowingly [issued, procured, obtained, applied for], [attempted to procure or obtain] [naturalization or citizenship, or a declaration of intention to become a citizen, or a certificate of arrival or any certificate or evidence of nationalization or citizenship, documentary or otherwise, or duplicate copies of the foregoing];
(2) [the Defendant is not entitled to naturalization or citizenship] [the other person is not entitled to naturalization or citizenship]; and
(3) [the Defendant knows he or she is not entitled to naturalization or citizenship]; [the Defendant knows the other person is not entitled to naturalization or citizenship[.] [; and]
[(4) the Defendant did so [to facilitate an act of international terrorism] [to facilitate a drug trafficking crime].]
Related practice page
Citizenship & Naturalization Fraud
Official source: Official PDF, page 777
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.