Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Alejandro Raca Alcantra v. John P. Boyd, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1955No. 14522PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for the writ of habeas corpus whereby appellant (hereafter called the petitioner) sought release from the custody of appellee, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The latter is holding petitioner for deportation pursuant to an order excluding him from the United States.
Petitioner was born in the Philippine Islands and came to the United States in 1928 as a United States national. He has lived here ever since. Notwithstanding his permanent residence, however, his status as a national of the…
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