Trump v. Barbara · ¶263

The stipulated facts were these. See Wong Kim Ark, 169 U. S., at 652–653. Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco in 1873, and his legal home was California. His parents were not temporary visitors. They were not illegal aliens. See Tr. of Record in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, O. T. 1897, No. 132, p. 6. Instead, Wong’s parents “had done everything within their power to express their desire and intent to become Americans.” Post, at 27 (ALITO, J., dissenting). They came to settle in America. After Wong traveled to China in 1890, he returned and was admitted to the United States as a citizen. But, after his second trip to China in 1894, the American customs collector denied him permission to re-enter. The Government claimed, for the first time, that Wong was not a citizen.

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