Legal Opinion
Wong Hing Goon v. Brownell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1959No. 15425PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant is a Chinese citizen who arrived in the United States for the first time in 1952 to prosecute his claim of blood relationship to a United States citizen. This claim was denied by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and its decision was upheld on appeal.
Thereafter, appellant filed an application under Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act alleging that he would be subject to physical persecution if deported to China. A hearing on the application was denied on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction. Appellant then commenced this action in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leng May Ma v. BarberSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Leng May Ma v. Bruce G. Barber, District Director Immigration and Naturalization Service, San Francisco DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by4 opinions
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