Proctor

Dong Ah Lon on August 19, 1938, arrived at the Port of Seattle from China and applied for admission to the United States as the foreign-born daughter of Dong Toy, a deceased citizen of the United States.

The applicant and three of her alleged brothers appeared and testified before the Board of Special Inquiry, which Board denied applicant’s admission. Applicant appealed to the Secretary of Labor, who dismissed the appeal. Thereupon applicant petitioned the District Court for a writ of *809 habeas corpus which was denied. This appeal is from that order.

The original record of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and all exhibits, both on the hearing before the Board of Special Inquiry at Seattle and on submission of the record on appeal in the matter of said application for admission, were made a part of the return to the writ of habeas corpus and áre a part of the record before us.

It is conceded that during the life of the alleged father of appellant he was a citizen of the United States. It is likewise conceded that if appellant is the blood daughter of her claimed father she is entitled to admission with the status of a citizen under R.S. § 1993, 8 U.S.C.A. § 6 .…