Prentis v. Seu Leung
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Kenesaw M. Landis, Judge. Habeas corpus by Seu Reung against P. R. Prentis, immigrant inspector in charge at Chicago. From an order discharging petitioner from custody, the inspector appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Kenesaw M. Landis, Judge. Habeas corpus by Seu Reung against P. R. Prentis, immigrant inspector in charge at Chicago. From an order discharging petitioner from custody, the inspector appeals. On November 23, 1910, appellee, a Chinaman, was arrested by Immigrant Inspector Thompson as he alighted from a train at Sixty-Third street, Chicago, 111., and taken to the immigration office in Chicago, where he was sworn and examined for the purpose of showing whether or not he was lawfully…
1Opinion of the CourtKoiiesaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] Under the act of February 20, 1907, to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States, any Chinese alien who enters the United States unlawfully may be summarily deported by order of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor at any time within"three years. United States v. Wong You et al., 223 U. S. 67, 32 Sup. Ct. 195, 56 L. Ed. 354, decided by the United States Supreme Court on January 22, 1912. In Chin Yow v. United States, 208, U. S. 8, 28 Sup. Ct. 201, 52 L. Ed. 369, the court says:
“But, unless and until it is proved to the satisfaction of the…
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