Nishimura Ekiu v. United States
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Syllabus
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The act of March 3, 1891, c. 551, forbidding certain classes of alien immigrants to land in the United States, is constitutional and valid.
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Upon a writ of habeas corpus, if sufficient ground for the prisoner's detention by the government is shown, he is not to be discharged for defects in.the original arrest or commitment.
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Inspectors of immigration under the act of March 3, 1891, c. 551, are to be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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The decision of an inspector of immigration, within the authority conferred upon him by the act of March 3, 1891, c. 551, that an alien immigrant shall not be permitted to land, because within one of the classes specified in that act, is final and conclusive against his right to land, except upon appeal to the commissioner of immigration and the Secretary of the Treasury; and cannot be reviewed on habeas corpus, even 'if it is not shown that the inspector took or recorded any evidence on the question.
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Provisions
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- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18suggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays ArtI.S8.C18.8.1, ArtI.S8.C18.8.6, ArtI.S8.C18.8.7, ArtI.S8.C18.8.7.1, ArtI.S8.C18.8.7.2, ArtI.S8.C18.8.7.3, ArtI.S8.C18.8.8.5, pp. 509, 515, 516, 518, 525.
Why it is here
The library's first set of cases is chosen by fixed rules from the Constitution Annotated (2022), which cites this case as “Nishimura Ekiu v. United States, 142 U.S. 651 (1892)”:
- most cited in essay topic ArtI.S8.C18.8 (5 pages)