February 19, 1923 · Washington, D.C.

United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind Decided

injustice

The Supreme Court (261 U.S. 204) ruled that Indian immigrants were not 'white' and were therefore ineligible for naturalized citizenship. (Shares Feb 19 with EO 9066 - a tie-break decision.)

Sources

supreme.justia.com supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/261/204
law.cornell.edu law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/261/204

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Executive Order 9066 Signed

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Ford Terminates Executive Order 9066

On the 34th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, President Ford signed Proclamation 4417, 'An American Promise,' formally terminating the order and calling the wartime incarceration a national mistake. (Shares Feb 19 with EO 9066 and the Thind ruling.)