Prout v. Billings
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Nora Joyce, by one Prout against George B. Billings.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Nora' Joyce, an alien immigrant who is detained by the immigration officials at the Port of Boston for deportation.
[1, 2] Of course, this court has no jurisdiction of the matter unless the alien has been denied a fair hearing by the immigration authorities. Low Wah Suey v. Backus, 225 U. S. 460, 32 Sup. Ct. 734, 56 L. Ed. 1165. All questions which arise in immigration cases must be tried out before the immigration tribunals. The fact that cogent evidence was not submitted to them, or that their decision is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Gonzales v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States ex rel. Rosen v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- United States ex rel. Mylius v. UhlDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913
- United States ex rel. Castro v. WilliamsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Billings v. SitnerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1915
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Gee Shew Hong v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
- In re United States ex rel. ObumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948