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Citation: 169 U.S. 649

145620 · 1898-03-28 · 169 U.S. 649; 18 S. Ct. 456; 42 L. Ed. 890; 1898 U.S. LEXIS 1515
169 U.S. 649 18 S.Ct. 456 42 L.Ed. 890 UNITED STATES v. WONG KIM ARK. No. 132. March 28, 1898. This was a writ of habeas corpus, issued October 2, 1895, by the district court of the United States for the Northern district of California, to the collector of customs at the port of…