Case Summary

Nishikawa arrived to the U.S. by a steamer on October 9, 1918. He was committed to the Providence Hospital a day later, and, left the hospital and did not return to ship knowing that he didn't have a passport to allow him to enter or remain in the U.S. He has remained in the U.S. since and was taken into custody on November 3, 1921 and ordered for deportation by Acting U.S. Commissioner of Immigration, Thomas W. Lynch. Nishikawa petitioned for habeas and claimed said imprisonment was unlawful. Writ was denied and Nishikawa remained in the custody of Lynch to be deported.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Immigration

Sites of significance

• U.S. Immigration Station (Seattle, Washington)
• Providence Hospital (Seattle, Washington)

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Exhibits withdrawn|remained in custody|deported

Case Citation

RG21 US District Courts, Western District of Washington, Seattle, Records of the Northern Division, Case Files, 1890-1972, No. 614

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington)

State

• Washington

Point(s) of law cited

Immigration Act of February 5, 1917

People

• Nishikawa, Mamoru (petitioner)
• Nishikawa, Mamoru (bound party)
• Revelle, Thomas P. (respondent attorney)
• Neterer, Jeremiah (judge)
• Martin, Winter S. (petitioner attorney)
• Lynch, Thomas W. (respondent)
• Lynch, Thomas W. (responding party)
• Lynch, Thomas W. (holding party)

• Additional parties

  Harberger, F.M. (Clerk;) Leitch, S.E. (Deputy Clerk;) Akira, Ono (Referenced in Case;) Keen, C.L. (Clerk;) Henning, E.J. (Assistant Secretary of Labor;) Young, D.L. (Notary Public)