Chim Ming v. Marks, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service and Rogers, Secretary of State Lim Yim Yim v. Marks, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

Abstract

The individual in international law — Aliens — Expulsion of — Right of expulsion — Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 — Article 32 — Duty of Contracting States not to expel refugees lawfully in their territory save on grounds of public order or national security — Chinese nationals resident in Hong Kong entering United States as non-immigrant crewmen — Remaining in United States beyond authorized period — Whether lawfully in the territory — Whether refugees unlawfully in the territory of a Contracting State after period of residence in third country are protected by Article 31(2) — The law of the United States