White v. Chin Fong, 253 U.S. 90 (1920)

Name: White v. Chin Fong, 253 U.S. 90 (1920) - Syllabus
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White v. Chin Fong

No. 506

Argued April 22, 1920
Decided May 17, 1920
253 U.S. 90

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

When a Chinaman seeking to reenter this country on the ground that he was formerly engaged here as a merchant presents due evidence of his right as prescribed by the Act of November 3, 1893, c. 14, 28 Stat. 7, the immigration officials have no authority under the Exclusion Laws to ignore such evidence and exclude him upon the ground that his original entry was in violation of them. P. 91.

The Exclusion Laws provide a judicial hearing to determine the liability to deportation in such cases, and a mere executive order of exclusion is void. P. 92.

258 F. 849 affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," White v. Chin Fong, 253 U.S. 90 (1920) in 253 U.S. 90 253 U.S. 91. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WR3FERITLLVHKAY.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in White v. Chin Fong, 253 U.S. 90 (1920). cited in 1920, 253 U.S. 90, pp.253 U.S. 91. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WR3FERITLLVHKAY.

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