Man Who Sold Fake Birth Certificates Can Regain Resident Status

An individual who sold fake birth certificates and other identification documents to more than 100 non-citizens can nevertheless regain his status as a lawful permanent resident, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Isaias Beltre Matos, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, bought personally identifiable information belonging to U.S. citizens and sold it to non-citizens as Puerto Rican birth certificates and social security cards, as well as other identifying documents like driver’s licenses and voter registration cards.

Beltre Matos was convicted of conspiracy to encourage an alien to reside in the U.S. for financial gain and sentenced to ...