Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Fong on v. Day
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 1932No. 191PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Fong Bing Len, a person of Chinese descent, arrived at the port of New York on the steamship Silvia in December, 1929, and claimed admission to this country as a foreign-bom son of the relator, Fong On, who is a native-born citizen of the United States. If the claimed relationship exists, the applicant for admission is himself a citizen by virtue of the statute. 8 USCA § 6. A hearing was accorded the applicant by a board of special inquiry. It decided against the applicant upon the issue of paternity, and on appeal to the Secretary of Labor the board’s excluding decision…
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