Legal Opinion
In re Lee Hung Wong
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided September 18, 1928No. 12542PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NORCROSS, District Judge.
The petitioner applied for admission to the United States through the port of Seattle, claiming to be a minor son of Lee Gong June, a native-born citizen of the United States, of the Chinese race. His application was rejected by the Board of Special Inquiry of the Immigration Bureau, and on appeal therefrom, sustained by the Secretary of Labor, and his return to China directed. He brings this proceeding in habeas corpus, and the matter was heard upon an order to show cause why the writ should nob issue.
It is conceded that the petitioner is the son of Lee Gong June,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fong Tan Jew ex rel. Chin Hong Fun v. TillinghastCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1928
- Jo Mon Sing v. WeedinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
- United States v. Goon Bon JuneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1927
3Cited by1 opinion
- Chin Gim Sing v. TillinghastDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1929