Backus

The appellant, a Chinese woman, who applied for admission to the United States at the port of San Francisco as the wife of a native-born Chinese citizen of the United States, was denied the right to land, on the ground that her relationship as the wife of the citizen had not been established to the satisfaction of the immigration officials. On appeal to the Department of Labor, the decision of the officials was affirmed. The appellant thereafter filed her petition for a writ of habeas corpus, on the’ground, among others, that proper official action had not been taken by the Department of Labor. The court made the writ temporary, pending a review of the record by the proper official of the Department of Labor. Upon a showing of subsequent action by that Department whereby the record was properly reviewed on appeal, the court discharged the writ.

[ 1 ] On the appeal to this court from the order discharging the writ, it is contended, first, that the hearing accorded the appellant by the immigration officials was unfair, in that' an honest effort was not made to arrive at the truth by methods sufficient to amount to due process' of law. We find that the record contains no substantial…