FONG TAN JEW v. TILLINGHAST

No. 2184.

24 F.2d 632 (1928)

FONG TAN JEW ex rel. CHIN HONG FUN v. TILLINGHAST, Commissioner of Immigration.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 12, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. O'Connell, of Boston, Mass., for appellant.

John W. Schenck, of Boston, Mass. (Frederick H. Tarr, of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BINGHAM, JOHNSON, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

In October, 1926, Chin Hong Fun, a boy of 19, sought admission to the United States as the foreign-born son of Chin Lin Teung, deceased, an alleged native-born citizen. R. S. § 1993 (8 USCA § 6). The immigration authorities found the relationship established, the father's citizenship not established, and excluded him, June 11, 1927.

After the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, but without any return thereon, the District...

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