Cheng Fu Sheng v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, Lin Fu Mei v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

Both petitioners seek review of an order of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, entered May 3, 1968, denying discretionary relief under § 244 (a) (1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a) (1), and the withholding of deportation to the Republic of China in Formosa under § 243(h) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h).

Their claim to the Service was that they would, if returned to Formosa, be persecuted for their political opinions. The Service refuted their claims and the testimony of their expert witnesses with a letter from the State Department stating in effect that on…