Legal Opinion
Wong Foong v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1934No. 7153PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Wong Foong, applied to the Immigration Service at the port of Seattle for admission into the United States as *682a citizen of the United States. His application for admission having been denied, and petitioner having been ordered returned to China, he petitioned the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. After the hearing, he was remanded to the custody of the immigra-tiop authorities, and this appeal is taken ' from that order.
The petitioner was horn in China on October 24, 1894, and his claim of citizenship depends on the status of his father at the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States ex rel. Betty v. DayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- United States ex rel. Dallao v. CorsiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1932
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cummings v. IsenbergDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1937
- A-D-LBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1960