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United States ex rel. Georgian v. Uhl

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 2, 1921No. 121PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Habeas corpus by Alexis Georgian against Byron H. Uhl, Acting Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of New York. From an order discharging the writ, petitioner appeals. Georgian is an alien, born a Russian subject, resident in the United States since 1900, and in Minneapolis since about 1908. His occupation is that or a publisher and .bookseller.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Habeas corpus by Alexis Georgian against Byron H. Uhl, Acting Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of New York. From an order discharging the writ, petitioner appeals. Georgian is an alien, born a Russian subject, resident in the United States since 1900, and in Minneapolis since about 1908. His occupation is that or a publisher and .bookseller. Deportation proceedings having been instituted against him by the Department of Labor, a hearing was had, throughout which he was represented by counsel, and…

1Opinion of the CourtHough, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). [1,2] That deportation proceedings are wholly administrative is settled. *677The Japanese Immigrant Case, 189 U. S. 86, 23 Sup. Ct. 611, 47 L. Ed. 721; United States v. Ju Toy, 198 U. S. 253, 25 Sup. Ct. 644, 49 L. Ed. 1040. Review by the District Court, or on appeal by this court, is limited to habeas corpus (United States v. Sing Tuck, 194 U. S. 161, 24 Sup. Ct. 621, 48 L. Ed. 917); and such review extends only to the inquiry whether the discretionary powers of the executive (large as they are) have been exceeded. There is no judicial power to review or…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The Japanese Immigrant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. United States v. Ju ToySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Low Wah Suey v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  4. United States v. Sing Tuck or King Do & Thirty-OneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. Gegiow v. UhlSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Bilokumsky v. TodSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Skeffington v. KatzeffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1922
  3. Milasinovich v. Serbian Progressive Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Lindsey v. DobraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  5. United States Ex Rel. Berman v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926

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