United States Ex Rel. Lee Ah Youw v. Shaughnessy

MURPHY, District Judge.

This is an order to show cause why a petition for a writ of habeas corpus should not be permitted to be filed by Lee Ah Youw, Lee Ah Yang and Young Boon Ming, all in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States. The proceeding having been argued by counsel as if a petition had been filed, the matter will accordingly be disposed of. Only the case of Lee Ah Yang is discussed in this opinion.

Lee Ah Yang, a native and citizen of China, entered the United States as a seaman for shore leave only while his vessel -remained in port on August 7,…