Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Lem Him v. Prentis
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 20, 1916No. 32349PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Habeas corpus by the United States, on the relation of Lem Him, against P. L. Prentis and another.
1Opinion of the Court
CARPENTER, District Judge.
The petition shows that on the 30th day of August, 1915, Lem Him was taken into custody by the immigration authorities of the United States at Chicago, Ill. It also appears that the petitioner was taken before a commissioner, and after a hearing ordered deported by the Secretary of Labor. The warrant of deportation recites:
“That he has been found within the United States in violation of section 6, Chinese Exclusion Act of May 5, 1892, as amended by the act of November 3, 1893, being a Chinese laborer not in possession of a certificate of residence, *936and that he has…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Wong YouSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ex parte Lam PuiDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1914
- Ex parte Wong Yee ToonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1915
- Ex parte Woo ShingDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- Ex parte Woo JanDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lee Wong Hin v. MayoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
- United States v. United States ex rel. Lem HimCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917