With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". § 401, 104 Stat. 4978, overhauled the naturalization process, removing naturalization from the courts and vesting the Attorney General with “sole authority to naturalize persons as citizens of the United States.” 8 U.S.C. § 1421(a). Section 401 of the Act created a process for district court judicial review of denied applications for naturalization. 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c). “Such review shall be de novo, and the court shall make its own findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall, at the request of the petitioner, conduct a hearing de novo on the application.” 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c). Section 1429 was amended to reflect the shift from judicial to administrative naturalization proceedings. Its current form prohibits the Attorney General from entertaining a naturalization re (D.Vi.1998) (<HOLDING>). I am persuaded that section 1429 does not

A: holding that notice of appeal did not divest the district court of jurisdiction at the time it was filed because a motion for reconsideration was pending
B: holding that section 1429 does not divest district court of jurisdiction when deportation proceedings are pending
C: holding agency action is final where there are no deportation proceedings pending in which the decision might be reopened or challenged
D: holding that district courts lack jurisdiction to review denied applications when deportation proceedings are pending
B.