In re Look Wong ex rel. Look Say

Clemons, J,

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of an immigrant, Look Wong, denied a landing at the port of Honolulu, for having “failed to prove a status which entitles him to admission.” The order of the immigration inspector denying admission was affirmed on appeal tó the Secretary of Labo'r. In the testimony on which the order was based, the following facts appear:

The immigrant, a minor, male, was born in China August 3, 1898, of Chinese parents. His mother was a resident of China, and was married to his father there in 1891. At the time of the marriage the father who…