Proctor

Appellants, Lee Bow Sing and Lee Bow Hoy, sought admission to the United States as citizens thereof, claiming to be children of Lee Leng Tue, who, it is conceded, is a citizen of the United States. Their case was heard by a Board of Special Inquiry appointed under section 17 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, c. 29, 39 Stat. 887 , 8 U.S.C.A. § 153 . The Board determined that appellants were not children of Lee Leng Tue, that they were not citizens, and that they should not be admitted. That determination was upheld by the Secretary of Labor. Appellants then applied to the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus and, from an order denying the writ, have appealed to this Court.

The Secretary’s decision denying appellants admission to the United States is final and conclusive, unless it he shown that the proceedings were manifestly unfair 1 ; that the executive officers charged with the administration of the statute acted in some unlawful or improper way 2 ; that they abused their discretion 3 ; that their action was such as to prevent a fair investigation 4 ; or that their authority was not fairly exercised, that is, consistently with the fundamental principles of…