Legal Opinion

Lee Bow Sing v. Proctor

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 23, 1936No. 8097PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Lee Bow Sing and Lee Bow Hoy, sought admission to the United States as citizens thereof, claiming to be children of Lee Leng Tue, who, it is conceded, is a citizen of the United States. Their case was heard by a Board of Special Inquiry appointed under section 17 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, c. 29, 39 Stat. 887, 8 U.S.C.A. § 153. The Board determined that appellants were not children of Lee Leng Tue, that they were not citizens, and that they should not be admitted. That determination was upheld by the Secretary of Labor. Appellants then…

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3Cited by1 opinion

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