Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Szlajmer v. Esperdy

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 26, 1960PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MacMAHON, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by an alien crewman challenging his detention by the Master of a Polish-ship under an order of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The order summarily revoked relator’s landing permit and remanded him to the Master for deportation without a hearing despite his plea for political asylum. The case raises questions of first impression regarding the rights of alien crewmen under § 243 (h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1253(h). That statute provides that “The Attorney General is authorized to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Leng May Ma v. BarberSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. McGrath v. KristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Rosenberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Burnet v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StanisicSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Siu Fung Luk v. George K. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States Ex Rel. Tomislav Kordic and Venka Kordic v. P. A. Esperdy, as District Director of the Immigration and NaturalizationserviceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
  4. Hans Werner Tibke v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  5. Glavic v. BeechieDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1963

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