United States v. Thind

This cause is here upon a certificate from the Circuit Court qf Appeals, requesting the instruction of this Court in respect of the following questions:

“1. Is a'high caste Hindu of full Indian blood, born at Amrit Sar, Punjab, India, a white person within the meaning of section 2169, Revised Statutes?

“ 2. Does the act of February 5, 1917, (39 Stat. L. 875, section 3) disqualify from naturalization as citizens those Hindus, now barred by that act, who had lawfully entered the United States prior to the passage of said act? ”

The appellee was granted a certificate of citizenship by the District…