Legal Opinion
Chris Dunat v. L. W. Hurney, District Director of Immigration, Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 24, 1962No. 13307PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether the Attorney General correctly interpreted the applicable statutory standard in denying an application for stay of a deportation order and, upon our determination that he failed to do so, the power of this court in the matter.
Dunat, a Yugoslav seaman who jumped ship in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1956, applied to the Attorney General under the provisions of subsection 243 (h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1253(h)1 for stay of an admittedly valid deportation order. Evidence was introduced in support of the…
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