Opinion Rendered in the Matter of Wong Kim Ark on Habeas Corpus (by US District Judge Morrow)
1/3/1896
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This judicial opinion is part of a court case involving Wong Kim Ark. Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco in 1873. In 1894 Wong went to China for a visit. When he returned to the United States in August 1895, but was denied entry by the San Francisco Collector of Customs on the claim that although born at 751 Sacramento Street in San Francisco, Wong was not a US citizen.
Wong appealed for judicial review of this decision by executive branch immigration officials. From the US District Court in San Francisco his case went through the Circuit Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court. The precedent-setting final ruling was that US-born descendants of immigrants could not be denied citizenship, regardless of their ethnicity or the nationality of their ancestors. \ The first 15 pages are available here.
See the entire document in the National Archives online catalog.
Wong appealed for judicial review of this decision by executive branch immigration officials. From the US District Court in San Francisco his case went through the Circuit Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court. The precedent-setting final ruling was that US-born descendants of immigrants could not be denied citizenship, regardless of their ethnicity or the nationality of their ancestors. \ The first 15 pages are available here.
See the entire document in the National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 296028
Full Citation: Opinion Rendered in the Matter of Wong Kim Ark on Habeas Corpus (by US District Judge Morrow); 1/3/1896; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/opinion-wong-kim-ark, April 20, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.