Legal Opinion
White v. Chung Him
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1922No. 3639PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
The Commissioner of Immigration at Seattle has appealed from an order of the District Court discharging appellees, two Chinamen, from custody.
The Chinamen, who have lived in the United States for many years, were arrested in Alaska in 1920, charged with being employees of and connected with the management of a house of prostitution at • Ketchikan, Alaska. After hearing before the immigration authorities, deportation was ordered. The Chinamen applied to the District Court for writs of habeas corpus, which, after hearing, were granted, and the petitioners were discharged.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Wong YouSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. Woo JanSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- White v. Chin FongSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Chin Fong v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wong Mon Lun v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930