Chung Fook v. White, 264 U.S. 443 (1924)

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Chung Fook v. White


No. 299


Argued February 26, 1924
Decided April 7, 1924
264 U.S. 443

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The proviso of § 22 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, under which the wife of a "naturalized" citizen, married to him after his naturalization and sent for by him, may be admitted without detention for treatment in hospital though found to be affected with a contagious disorder, cannot be extended by judicial construction to include the wife of a native born citizen. P. 445.

287 F. 533 affirmed.

Certiorari to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals which affirmed a judgment of the district court denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.