Liu Hop Fong v. United States, 209 U.S. 453 (1908)

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Liu Hop Fong v. United States


No. 181


Argued March 18, 1908
Decided April 20, 1908
209 U.S. 453

ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA

Syllabus

Under the provisions of § 13 of the Act of September 13, 1888, c. 1015, 25 Stat. 476 and § 3 of the Act of May 15, 1890, c. 60, 27 Stat. 26, the appeal given to a Chinaman from an order of deportation made by a commissioner is a trial de novo before the district judge to, which he is entitled before he can be ordered to be deported, and the order cannot be made on a transcript of proceedings before the commissioner.

The facts are stated in the opinion.