Lee Wing Wah v. White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. Habeas corpus by Dee Wing Wah and another against F,dward White, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the petition, the petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
On March 24, 1917, the appellants made application to enter the United States claiming to be foreign-born sons of Lee Gim, a native-born citizen of the United States. On April 19, 1917, upon the testimony taken, the Acting Commissioner of Immigration denied their right to enter the United States on the ground that they had not satisfactorily shown their relationship to their alleged father. On appeal to the Secretary of Labor, upon a review of all the evidence, the decision was affirmed. On June 4, 1917, the appellants filed in the court below their petition for a writ…
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