May 25, 1925

injustice

Toyota v. United States Decided

The Supreme Court ruled that Hidemitsu Toyota, a Japanese immigrant who served roughly a decade in the US Coast Guard including during WWI, was still racially ineligible for naturalization, and canceled his citizenship.

Sources

  1. supreme.justia.com supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/268/402
  2. loc.gov loc.gov/item/usrep268402