Lee Wong Hin v. Mayo
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Application by Lee Wong Hin against John P. Mayo, Commissioner of Immigration, Port of New Orleans, for a writ of habeas corpus. From an order of the District Court dismissing the petition, petitioner appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, dismissing the petition of the appellant, as relator, for a writ of habeas corpus. The appeal presents a single question of law. The appellant was arrested under a warrant issued' by the Secretary of Labor, and was ordered by the Assistant Secretary of Labor, after a hearing, to be returned to the country from whence he came to this country at the expense of the steamship company importing him. The warrant of arrest and that of deportation charged the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Wong YouSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Sibray v. United States ex rel. Yee Yok YeeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
- Ex parte Woo ShingDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- United States ex rel. Lem Him v. PrentisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1916
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