Jakov Blagaic, Plaintiff-Petitioner v. W. T. Flagg, District Director, Chicago District Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendant-Respondent

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Jakov Blagaich, 1 seeks review of a decision of the Regional Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service denying his application for a stay of deportation pursuant to Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1253 (h). 2

Petitioner is a native of Yugoslavia who entered the United States on April 29, 1956 at Philadelphia as a crewman aboard the S. S. Kosmaj. He was given a twenty-nine days' leave but did not return to his ship at the expiration of his leave.

A deportation hearing was had and petitioner was ordered…