Ex parte Lung Wing Wun
District Court, W.D. Washington
Habeas Cprpus. Application for a writ in behalf of a person of Chinese parentage, claiming to be a citizen of the United States whose right to return after a visit to the Empire of China has been denied by officers of the Immigration Bureau and by the Secretary'of Commerce and Labor. Hearing on the merits. Case dismissed.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
For convenience the individual in was to opinion as “the contestant.” He is a son of Chinese parents, and, the question to be adjudicated is whether he is an alien or a citizen of the United States. This is necessarily preliminary to every other question .to be considered, and its determination is also the ultimate object of the proceedings. It is preliminary, because the immigration inspectors have decided that he is a Chinese person not entitled to enter the United States. Their decision became final by the dismissal of his appeal to the Secretary of Commerce and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States v. Ju ToySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- The Chinese Exclusion CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Wong GongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- United States v. Chin KenDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1910