374 U.S. 449 (1963) Cited 241 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that lawful permanent residents who travel abroad should be admitted, even if otherwise inadmissible, if their travel was "brief, casual, or innocent"
Holding that an alien who permanently resided in the United States was "a person within the protection of the Fifth Amendment" and therefore was entitled to due process
In Chew, a permanent resident alien (Kwong) left the United States, apparently for four months, as a seaman on a United States vessel that made calls at several foreign ports.