Ex parte Petterson
District Court, D. Minnesota
Habeas Corpus. On the 31st day of July, 1908, the petitioner herein was arrested in the city of Minneapolis, Minn., by Marcus Braun, United States immigrant inspector of St. Paul, upon telegraphic instructions received by him on the same day from William R. Wheeler, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Dabor, which instructions were as follows: “Arroup (Arrest following named alien and bring before yourself for hearing. forwarding record of proceedings to…
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Habeas Corpus. On the 31st day of July, 1908, the petitioner herein was arrested in the city of Minneapolis, Minn., by Marcus Braun, United States immigrant inspector of St. Paul, upon telegraphic instructions received by him on the same day from William R. Wheeler, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Dabor, which instructions were as follows: “Arroup (Arrest following named alien and bring before yourself for hearing. forwarding record of proceedings to the Department) Evalda alias Midget Petterson, Swedish prostitute, submitting case through Minneapolis Office and securing…
1Opinion of the CourtPurdy, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). 1. The petitioner is now being held for deportation under a warrant issued by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor, under and pursuant to the authority contained in section 21 of the act of February 20, 1907, entitled “An act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States” (Act Feb. 20, 1907, c. 1134, 34 Stat. 905 |U. S. Com]). St. Supp. 1907, p. 402]), which section is in part as follows:
“Sec. 21. That in ease the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall be satisfied that an alien has been found in the United States in violation of this…
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