Johnson v. Weedin

KERRIGAN, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying the petition of Bjary Johnson for a writ of habeas corpus in a deportation proceeding. The appellant is an alien single woman, about 26 years of age, bom in Iceland. Following a hearing before the immigration inspector, she was ordered to be deported by the Secretary of Labor, upon the ground that she was found practicing prostitution after h'er entry into this country, contrary to the provisions of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 (Comp. St. § 4289%a et seq.).

Appellant contends, first, that the evidence does not sustain…