Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit April 16, 2018, Civil Action No. 17–490 (RBW) (Farrell v. Tillerson)

I. BACKGROUND

A. Statutory and Regulatory Framework

Section 349 of the INA provides that "a national of the United States whether by birth or naturalization, shall lose his nationality by voluntarily performing any [one] of [seven] acts with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality." 8 U.S.C. § 1481(a). These acts are codified as subsections (a)(1) through (a)(7) of 8 U.S.C.