Ex parte Moola Singh

Citations

• 207 F. 780
• 1913 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1348

Syllabus

<p>1. Aliens (§ 54*)—Admission—Right to Enter—Determination of Facts— Jurisdiction of Court.</p> <p>Under Immigration Act Feb. 20, 1907 (34 Stat. 904, 906, c. 1134 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, pp. 511, 515]) §§ 20, 21,25, providing for the deportation of aliens not entitled to enter the United States, a final determination of all the facts with relation to the qualifications of aliens to enter the United States, or their deportation within the time limited, is within and exclusive jurisdiction of the immigration officers and the Secretary of Labor; the jurisdiction of the federal courts to renew the determination of such officers being limited to ascertaining whether the aliens have been denied a fair and full hearing.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Aliens, Cent. Dig. § 112; Dec. Dig. § 54.*]</p> <p>2. Habeas Corpus (§ 96*)—Review of Errors-—Deportation.</p> <p>Where aliens were represented by counsel in deportation proceedings, and given every opportunity to present all the facts bearing on their qualifications to enter the United States, a full and fair hearing was accorded them, and the court was precluded on habeas corpus from re-ex-a mining the issues presented, merely because it, was contended that the conclusions of the immigration officers, based on the testimony presented, were erroneous.</p> <p>] Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Habeas Corpus, Cent. Dig. § 81; Dec. Dig. § 90.*]</p>