Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding

A preliminary consideration that is helpful to the solution of this litigation is whether, under 8 CFR § 175.57 (b), 1 the Attorney General has authority to deny to a lawful permanent resident of the United States, who is an alien continuously residing and physically present therein, the opportunity to be heard in opposition to an order for his “permanent exclusion” and consequent deportation, provided the Attorney General determines that the order is based on information of a confidential nature, the disclosure of which would be prejudicial to the public interest. Assuming, as seems to be…