Ching Hong Yuk v. United States

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an' appeal from an order made by the United States District Court in Hawaii for the de-. portation of Wong Hung Yuk, a person of Chinese descent domiciled in that territory and claiming to be an American citizen. The warrant of arrest, based upon a complaint filed February 3, 1927, was issued by and the hearing was in the first instance had before the District Judge. Defendant’s .contention is that he was bom in Honolulu in 1896, and when he was 3 years old was taken by his parents to China, where he resided until 1922. On April 2, 1922, he arrived at the port…