NAGLE v. WONG NGOOK HONG

No. 5388.

27 F.2d 650 (1928)

NAGLE, Commissioner of Immigration, v. WONG NGOOK HONG et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 6, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geo. J. Hatfield, U. S. Atty., and T. J. Sheridan, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Geo. A. McGowan, of San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Before GILBERT, RUDKIN, and DIETRICH, Circuit Judges.


DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

The two appellees, who claim to be cousins, are of Chinese parentage and nativity. On August 25, 1927, they applied at the port of San Francisco to enter the United States upon the ground that their fathers were both citizens of the United States and were domiciled therein. Hearings were held about a month later, resulting in the denial of both applications. Whereupon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was presented in their behalf to...

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