McDonald v. Siu Tak Sam
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Habeas corpus by Siu Talc Sam against Brown McDonald, as Immigrant Inspector. Relator was discharged_ from custody, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order discharging the appellee from custody of the Immigrant Inspector who held *711him under a Deportation Warrant. The action was taken by the District Court after hearing on return to the writ of habeas corpus.
The appellee was born in China, and is, therefore, an alien “Chinese person.” He is now thirty-five years of age. He reached the Port of Seattle, State of Washington, and landed there September 30, 1912, and was admitted as a Chinese merchant under the provisions of Section 6 of the Act of May 6, 1882 (22 Stat. 60 [Comp. St. 1913, § 4293]).…
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