Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Bosny v. Williams

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 2, 1911PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Habeas corpus by the United States, on the relation of Arthur Bosny and another, against William Williams, Commissioner of Immigration.

1Opinion of the Court

HOLT, District Judge.

This is a writ of habeas corpus to test the legality of the detention of Arthur Bosny and Lambertine Bosny, his wife, who are held under an order for their deportation issued by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor on the ground that they were proprietors of a house of prostitution. The act of March 26, 1910, amending the immigration act of February 20, 1907 (Act Feb. 20, 1907, c. 1134, 34 Stat. 898 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 447] amended by Act March 26, 1910, c. 128, 36 Stat. 263), makes all aliens guilty of carrying on such a business liable to deportation. These aliens…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Whitfield v. HangesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  2. Colyer v. SkeffingtonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1920
  3. United States ex rel. Buccino v. WilliamsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911
  4. Ex Parte KurthDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1939
  5. Jouras v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915

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