Litigants: | Ng Fung Ho v. White |
Arguedatea: | March 17 |
Arguedateb: | 20 |
Argueyear: | 1922 |
Decidedate: | May 29 |
Decideyear: | 1922 |
Fullname: | Ng Fung Ho v. White |
Usvol: | 259 |
Uspage: | 276 |
Parallelcitations: | 42 S. Ct. 492; 66 L. Ed. 938 |
Prior: | 266 F. 765 (9th Cir. 1920) |
Holding: | In habeas corpus proceedings to test the validity of a deportation order, the petitioner is entitled to a de novo judicial trial on a claim of citizenship. |
Majority: | Brandeis |
Joinmajority: | a unanimous Court |
Ng Fung Ho v. White, 259 U.S. 276 (1922), is a United States Supreme Court decision holding that habeas corpus petitioners are entitled to a de novo judicial hearing to adjudicate claims that they are citizens of the United States.[1]