United States ex rel. Friedman v. Tod

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The immigrant, 23 years of age, arrived at the port of New York on March 17, 1923. She was a native of Ratno, province of Vohlyn, in the Pinsk region of Poland. She was given the literacy test, as required by section 3 of- the Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 874 [Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, _§ 428914b])> and her entrance into the country was denied. This writ was sued out, contending that she was not examined in conformity with the statute and the regulations thereunder, and the writ was sustained. The Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, provides:

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