Legal Opinion

Christy v. Leong Don

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 24, 1925No. 4448PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Circuit. Judge.

Leong Don, a Chinese person, applied at the port of New Orleans for entry to the United States. His application was denied by the Commissioner of Immigration, whose action was affirmed on appeal by the Secretary of Labor. Leong Don then filed a petition in the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release from the custody of the Commissioner of Immigration, by whom he was .held for deportation, alleging that he is the son of Leong Goon, a citizen of the United States, and in the most general terms that he was not given a fair hearing upon his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ng Fung Ho v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. United States v. Ju ToySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Chin Yow v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Tang Tun v. EdsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. United States v. RuizCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1913

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ah Lin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1927
  2. Gambroulis v. NashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
  3. Ex parte Yee GeeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1927
  4. United States v. Goon Bon JuneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1927
  5. Ex parte Chung Thet PoyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1926

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