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Kwock Jan Fat v. White, 253 U.S. 454 (1920)
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Kwock Jan Fat v. White, 253 U.S. 454 (1920)
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Kwock Jan Fat v. White No. 313 Argued April 30, 1920 Decided June 7, 1920 253 U.S. 454
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Upon a demurrer to a petition for habeas corpus alleging unlawful detention under the Chinese Exclusion Laws, the testimony and other papers pertaining to the proceedings of the immigration authorities, when added, by reference, to the petition and filed with it and with the respondent’s return, are to be considered in interpreting the allegations of the petition. P. 457.
An adverse decision of the Secretary of Labor upon the identity of a Chinese person, claiming to be an American citizen by birth and as such entitled to reenter the United States, is not conclusive upon the courts if the proceedings were manifestly unfair and if it clearly appear that a fair investigation of his rights was thereby prevented. P. 457 et seq.
In such cases, the essentials of the evidence produced before the examining inspector by the person seeking to reenter must be preserved in the record of the proceedings no less for the information of the Commissioner of Immigration and the Secretary of Labor in exercising their authority than for the information of the court in determining whether that authority has been abused. P. 464.
255 F. 323 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Kwock Jan Fat v. White, 253 U.S. 454 (1920) in 253 U.S. 454 253 U.S. 455. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ISCNK8SSH98J3DN.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Kwock Jan Fat v. White, 253 U.S. 454 (1920), in 253 U.S. 454, page 253 U.S. 455. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ISCNK8SSH98J3DN.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Kwock Jan Fat v. White, 253 U.S. 454 (1920). cited in 1920, 253 U.S. 454, pp.253 U.S. 455. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ISCNK8SSH98J3DN.
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