Chung Yim v. United States

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This matter is before us on an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, petitioner below, is ' a subject and citizen of China. On June 16, ,1925, he applied for entry into the United States as a trade treaty merchant at the port of San Francisco, at which time he was in possession of a certificate issued under the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act § 6, 22 Stat. 60. as amended, 23 Stat. 116, 32 Stat. 828, § 7, 37 Stat. 737, § 3 (8 USCA § 265) and duly visaed by the United States Consul. On July 3, 1925, he was excluded and denied…