Ohama

The appellant, Susumu Ohama, applied for admission to the United States at Honolulu claiming to be a citizen of the United States. The immigration authorities rejected his claim, denied him admission to the United States, and directed that he be returned to Japan. While detained for that purpose, he applied to the District Court of the United States in the Territory of Hawaii for writ of habeas corpus claiming that the hearing by Special Board of Inquiry was unfair. The prayer of his petition was denied and he was remanded to the custody of the immigration authorities for deportation. From this denial, he takes this appeal.

The appellant testified that he was born in Honolulu on July 17, 1909; that he de *28 parted with his parents in 1910 for Japan and remained there until he returned in September, 1930, when he was admitted as a native born citizen of the United States. In 1934 he returned to Japan. Before his return, he applied to the immigration authorities, on January 11, 1934, for his certificate of citizenship. This application was denied, but nevertheless the appellant left for Japan. He returned September 11, 1935, and applied for admission. After hearing, the…