Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line v. United States

Section 10 (a) of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended, Title 8 U. S. C. § 146, makes it the duty of every person, including owners, masters, officers, and agents of vessels or transportation lines, “bringing an alien to, or providing a means for an alien to come to, the United States, to prevent the landing of such alien in the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the immigration officers.” Failure to comply with the provision constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. If the Secretary of Labor is of opinion that a…