Judge Overturns Deportation Orders for Five Chinese Men
In a legal victory for the detainees, Judge Hanford reversed deportation orders for five Chinese individuals, ordering their immediate release from custody.
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Judge Hanford of the United States court yesterday reversed orders of deportation in the case of five Chinese men and ordered their discharge from custody. Three of the men, Ah Jim, Ah See, and Jog Yuk, were originally sentenced to be deported by Commissioner Swan of Port Townsend. The other two, Ah Hong and Ah Ken, were sentenced by Commissioner Kiefer of Seattle. Separately, nine other Chinese men captured near Woolley while attempting to enter the country were brought to the city by customs officials.
“Judge Hanford, of the United States court, yesterday reversed orders of deportation in the case of five Chinamen and ordered their discharge from custody.”
This reflects the volatile era of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Washington, when the legal system was the primary battlefield for those seeking to resist xenophobic expulsion. Judge Hanford's intervention highlights the era's complex and often contradictory legal landscape regarding immigration.
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