Chin Hing v. White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Application by Chin Hing for a writ of habeas corpus against Henry M. White, Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of Seattle, Washington, for his discharge from the custody of the Department of Immigration. From an order discharging the writ (224 Fed. 261), he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, a Chinese person, was refused admission to this country by the appellee, and, having been ordered deported, petitioned the court below for a writ of habeas corpus alleging his illegal imprisonment and right to discharge. The proceeding resulted in an order of the court dismissing the petition and remanding the petitioner to the custody of the appellee, from which order the present appeal was taken.
The original petition shows on its face that the petitioner was not entitled to the writ, for it alleged his arrival at the port of Seattle from China, and that he…
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