CA 613 (The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940) Section 25

Section 25

SEC. 25. For the purpose of determining whether aliens arriving in the Philippines belong to any of the classes excluded by the immigration laws, the examining immigration officers may order such aliens detained on board the vessel bringing them or in such other place as the officers may designate, such detention to be for a sufficient length of time to enable the officers to determine whether they belong to an excluded class and their removal to such other place to be at the expense of the vessel bringing them. BOARDS OF SPECIAL INQUIRY

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