Ung Bak Foon v. Prentis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; George A. Carpenter, Judge. Habeas corpus proceeding- by Ung Bak Eoon against P. E. Prentis, Inspector. From a judgment discharging the writ, petitioner appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; George A. Carpenter, Judge. Habeas corpus proceeding- by Ung Bak Eoon against P. E. Prentis, Inspector. From a judgment discharging the writ, petitioner appeals. Appellant, a Chinese person, by habeas corpus proceedings in the District Court sought to bo released from the custody of the immigration authorities at Chicago, where lie is -held by virtue of a warrant of deportation issued by the Acting Secretary of Labor, dated April 2, 1914. The District Court discharged the writ,…
1Opinion of the CourtKohlsaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] It has been settled by numerous decisions of the Supreme Court, as well as the other federal courts, that for the purpose of determining whether an alien is lawfully in the United States, the hearings before the administrative officers charged with the execution of the act are conclusive when fairly conducted, and that the conclusions and orders made upon such hearings are not subject to judicial review, except it *409be shown that the proceedings were manifestly unfair, that the action of the officers was such as to prevent a fair investigation, or that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Lewis v. FrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Ex parte HamaguchiDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1908
- Prentis v. Seu LeungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1913
- Prentis v. Di GiacomoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Kumaki Koga v. BerkshireCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
- United States Ex Rel. Beck v. NeellyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Joong Sui Noon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Singh v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
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