Fong Yue Ting v. United States

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Fong Yue Ting v. United States is an 1893 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld broad federal authority over immigration, affirming the government's power to deport non-citizens without full constitutional protections.

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instanceOf U.S. Supreme Court case
deportation case
immigration law case
concerns authority to arrest and deport Chinese laborers lacking certificates of residence
registration and certification requirements for Chinese laborers
hasAreaOfLaw administrative law
constitutional law
immigration law
hasChiefJusticeAtTime Melville W. Fuller NERFINISHED
hasCitation 149 U.S. 698
hasConstitutionalProvisionDiscussed Article I powers over foreign affairs
Article I powers over naturalization
Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause NERFINISHED
Fourteenth Amendment NERFINISHED
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
hasDecisionDate 1893-05-15
hasDissentingJustice David J. Brewer NERFINISHED
Edward D. White NERFINISHED
Stephen J. Field NERFINISHED
hasFullCitation Fong Yue Ting v. United States, 149 U.S. 698 (1893) NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalContext Chinese Exclusion Era
hasHoldingType upheld federal statute
hasImpact limited constitutional protections for non-citizens in deportation proceedings
reinforced racialized immigration controls against Chinese immigrants
strengthened federal control over immigration policy
hasLegalDoctrine inherent sovereignty over immigration
plenary power doctrine
hasLegalIssue constitutionality of deportation procedures
federal power over immigration
scope of due process protections for non-citizens
hasLongTermSignificance cited in later cases to justify limited judicial review of immigration decisions
foundational precedent for the plenary power doctrine in immigration
hasMajorityAuthor Horace Gray NERFINISHED
hasParty Fong Yue Ting NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
hasProceduralPosture appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
hasRelatedCase Chae Chan Ping v. United States NERFINISHED
Wong Wing v. United States NERFINISHED
Yamataya v. Fisher NERFINISHED
hasVoteSplit 5–3
hasYearDecided 1893
holds Congress has plenary power over the exclusion and expulsion of non-citizens
deportation is a civil, not criminal, proceeding
deportation of non-citizens is an exercise of sovereign power that may be regulated by Congress
deportation proceedings need not include all constitutional protections afforded in criminal trials
involvesPopulation Chinese laborers in the United States
involvesStatute Geary Act of 1892 NERFINISHED

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