The Japanese Immigrant Case
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This case presents some questions arising under the act of Congress relating to the exclusion of certain classes of alien immigrants.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This case presents some questions arising under the act of Congress relating to the exclusion of certain classes of alien immigrants. On the 11th day of July, 1901, appellant, a subject of Japan, landed at the port of Seattle, Washington; and on or about July 15, 1901, the appellee, an Immigrant Inspector of the United States, having instituted an investigation into the circumstances of her entering the United States, decided that she came here in violation of law, in th^t she ivas a pauper and - a person…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
It will conduce to a clear understanding of the questions to be determined if we recall certain legislation of Congress relating to the exclusion of aliens from the United States, and to the treaty of 1894 between Japan and the United States.
By the Deficiency Appropriation Act of October 19,1888, c. 1210, it was provided that the act of February 23,1887, c. 220, amendatory of the act prohibiting the importation and immigration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its Territories, and the District of Columbia, 24 Stat. 414, be so amended “…
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