8 U.S.C. § 1422

Eligibility for naturalization

The right of a person to become a naturalized citizen of the United States shall not be denied or abridged because of race or sex or because such person is married.

( June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title III, ch. 2, § 311, 66 Stat. 239 ; Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(t) , Oct. 24, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2621 .)