United States v. Sweet

VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner (appellant) appeals from judgment dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the legality of a warrant issued for his deportation by the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization. Several deportation proceedings were instituted against petitioner, the earliest being in 1936. The present deportation action was .commenced by warrant of arrest served upon petitioner on January 16, 1948. After due notice to petitioner, appropriate hearings were held before a special inquiry officer.- The petitioner whs fully informed of the…