Kaplan v. Tod
Headline: Court upholds deportation order for a Russian-born woman held at Ellis Island, ruling she did not gain citizenship through her father’s later naturalization and so the five‑year limit does not block deportation.
Holding: One clear sentence answering 'What did the Court decide?'
Summary
Background
A Russian-born girl was brought to the United States at about thirteen in July 1914. She was examined at arrival, certified as feeble-minded, and ordered excluded. The war delayed deportation and she was kept at Ellis Island, later placed in the custody of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society and allowed to live with her father. Her father became a naturalized citizen in December 1920, and a deportation warrant was issued for her in January 1923. She sought release by habeas corpus, arguing she became a citizen with her father and that a five‑year limit barred deportation.
Reasoning
The Court addressed whether the girl had legally
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