Legal Opinion

United States v. Hom Lim

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided May 22, 1914PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Deportation proceedings by the United States against Horn Lim,. against Quan Wah, against Lou Chu, against Lee Chee, and against Wong Bit Hing. From orders of deportation, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

CHATFIELD, District Judge.

The law of Congress of May 6, 1882 (22 Stat. 58, c. 126), 'amended and added to by the act of July 5, 1884 (23 Stat. 115, c. 220 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1305]), provides that for ten years thereafter “the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be suspended,” and provides that “it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come from any foreign port or place, or having so come to remain within the United States.”

By section 3 of this act, Chinese laborers in the United States upon November 17, 1880, or coming within 90 days after May 6, 1882, and, by…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  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. Lem Moon Sing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Chin Bak Kan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lui Hip Chin v. PlummerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
  2. Ex parte Lam PuiDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1914
  3. In re Tam ChungDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1915
  4. Lew Ling Chong v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
  5. United States v. Hen LeeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1916

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