IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-41413 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED February 6, 2018 ERNESTO GONZALEZ-SEGURA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff–Appellant, v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS, III, U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Defendant–Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Before JONES, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges. EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge: Ernesto Gonzalez–Segura was born out of wedlock in Mexico in 1969. His father was a U.S. citizen, and his mother was a Mexican national. Gonzalez– Segura now seeks derivative U.S. citizenship. He believes two documents substantiate his claim: his birth certificate (which a Mexican court revis