Johnson v. Shue Hong

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Yee Jew is an American citizen of Chinese descent. On his return from China in 1921 he brought with him his Chinese wife, who was an expectant mother, and Shue Hong, a 13 year old boy, adopted in China by him and his wife when 4 years old, after the death of their own boy. The immigration authorities admitted his wife, hut held that the adopted boy should be excluded. The District Court reversed this ruling. 286 Fed. 38l. The government appealed. We think the court below was right.

In United States v. Mrs. Gue Lim, 176 U. S. 459, 20 Sup. Ct. 415, 44 L. Ed. 544, the…