Legal Opinion

United States v. Hsi Huei Tsai

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 5, 2002No. 00-10483PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge BERZON

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide several issues under the Fourth Amendment and the alien smuggling statutes presented by a scheme to bring Chinese aliens into the United States via Guam and Hawaii for financial gain.

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On October 19, 1999, an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agent stationed at Guam International Airport stopped two passengers attempting to *693board a flight to Honolulu. When they were unable to answer his questions, they were taken into custody and their Taiwanese passports discovered to be…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  4. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by58 opinions

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