Quon Quon Poy v. Johnson

Quon Quon Poy, a Chinese boy fifteen years of age, arrived at the port of Boston in June, 1924, and applied for admission to the United States, claiming to be a foreign-bom son of Quon Mee Sing, a native-born citizen— whose citizenship was conceded — and, hence, under R. S. § 1993 1 (U. S. C., Tit. 8 § 6), to be himself a citizen of the United States. After a preliminary investigation by an inspector, his claim was heard, under the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1917, 2 by a Board of Special Inquiry, which decided, on the evidence, that he was not shown to be the son of Quon Mee Sing,…