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Supreme Court· 2/9/1953

Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding

Citations

  • 344 U.S. 590
  • 73 S. Ct. 472
  • 97 L. Ed. 2d 576
  • 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2554
  • 97 L. Ed. 576

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a resident alien is a \person\ within the meaning of the fifth amendment
  • holding that a resident alien is a “person” within the meaning of the fifth amendment
  • holding that an alien who permanently resided in the United States was \a person within the protection of the Fifth Amendment\ and therefore was entitled to due process
  • holding that due process requires that an alien be provided with a fair opportunity to be heard and to present evidence
  • holding that “once an alien lawfully enters and resides in this country he becomes invested with the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people within our borders.”
  • holding that \ once an alien lawfully enters and resides in this country he becomes invested with the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people within our borders.\

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Judges: Burton, Minton

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