Low Wah Suey v. Backus (1912)
nPetitioner’s arguments:
nNo counsel allowed “during all stages of the preliminary proceedings, and was examined without the presence of her counsel and against her will by the immigration officer at the port of San
Francisco”
nGovernment “refused to take the necessary steps to enforce the attendance of witnesses to testify on behalf of the petitioner”
nGovernment “acted in bad faith and arbitrarily in receiving a report based on hearsay information, the name of the informer being withheld from Li A. Sim, and no opportunity being given her to offset or disprove such hearsay evidence”