United States v. Holland-America Line

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, the United States, brought this suit for reimbursement of the expense of deporting an alien allegedly imported from England on a vessel belonging to the defendant, LIolland-Amcrica Line. Upon the pleadings, affidavits, and records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the District Court granted summary judgment for the plaintiff.

The government’s claim is based on Section 20 of the Immigration Act of 1917, formerly 8 U.S.C. § 156, 1 which, in pertinent part, reads as follows:

“The deportation of aliens provided for in this chapter shall, at the option…