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United States ex rel. Femina v. Curran

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 1, 1926No. 342PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHough, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). Whether it is or is not a somewhat hypocritical assumption of moral superiority to forbid the entry into this country of aliens with lax views of the marriage vow, and privately addicted to freedom in sexual relations, is a point not without interest, but quite immaterial to such a ease as this.

The language above quoted from the Immigration Act has been in similar statutes for nearly 20 years; it was thoroughly considered in United States v. Bitty, 208 U. S. 393, 28 S. Ct. 396, 52 L. Ed. 543, and held to cover the bringing in by a male immigrant 'of his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. United States v. BittySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. United States ex rel. Diamond v. UhlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
  4. Morrell v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
  5. United States ex rel. Palermo v. TodCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Impastato v. O'rourke, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
  2. United States ex rel. Ng Wing v. BroughCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
  3. Kostenowczyk v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
  4. United States ex rel. Di Tomasso v. MartineauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
  5. Ex parte CahanDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1930

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