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WONG CHOY v. HAFF

No. 8057.

83 F.2d 983 (1936)

WONG CHOY v. HAFF.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 25, 1936.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell P. Tyler, of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

H. H. McPike, U. S. Atty., and Robert L. McWilliams, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal. (Arthur J. Phelan, U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, of San Francisco, Cal., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WILBUR, MATHEWS, and HANEY, Circuit Judges.

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, a Chinese person, sought admission to the United States, claiming to be a native-born citizen thereof. His case was heard by a Board of Special Inquiry appointed under section 17 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, c. 29, 39 Stat. 887, 8 U.S.C.A. § 153. The Board determined that appellant was not born in the United States, was not a citizen thereof, and should not be admitted. That determination was upheld by the Secretary...

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