Moy Kong Chiu v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Deportation proceeding by the United States against Moy Kong Chiu, begun before a commissioner. From an order of deportation, entered by the commissioner, defendant appealed to the District Court, and from a judgment on trial de novo, directing deportation, defendant appeals. This is an appeal from an order of deportation.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Deportation proceeding by the United States against Moy Kong Chiu, begun before a commissioner. From an order of deportation, entered by the commissioner, defendant appealed to the District Court, and from a judgment on trial de novo, directing deportation, defendant appeals. This is an appeal from an order of deportation. The appellant, a Chinese person, arrived at the port of San Francisco in June, 1912, then about 18 years of age. Having satisfied the immigration authorities…
1Opinion of the CourtKohlsaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the-facts as above). [1] Appellant was admitted to the United States upon a certificate issued to him in accordance with section 6 of the act of May 6, 1882 (22 Stat. 60), as amended by Act July 5, 1884 (23 Stat. 117), and by virtue of the provision of article 2 of the treaty between the United States and China concerning immigration, dated November 17,1880 (22 Stat. 827), and article 3 of the convention of December 8, 1894 (28 Stat. 1211). Said section 6 as amended provides that the certificates issued thereunder shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the persons to…
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