Departure Statement of Wong Kim Ark
11/5/1894
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Denied reentry to the United States upon his return from an 1894 visit to China, San Francisco–born Wong Kim Ark was detained by the collector of customs in San Francisco. The U.S. attorney argued that Mr. Wong was a citizen of China because his parents were born in China. However the U.S. District Court determined that Wong Kim Ark “is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment.”
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 2641490
Full Citation: Departure Statement of Wong Kim Ark; 11/5/1894; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/departure-statement-of-wong-kim-ark, October 12, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
