Orahovats v. Brownell

McGUIRE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, natives and citizens of Bulgaria, sought adjustment of their status here as displaced persons pursuant to 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1953 (Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as amended). Their application was denied, and deportation proceedings instituted on February 28, 1952 by the service of a warrant of arrest. A special inquiry officer denied their application for suspension of deportation (March.23,1953) and his action was upheld 'by the Board of Immigration Appeals (October 12, 1954).

The proceedings are governed by the Immigration Act of 1917, 39 Stat. 874,…