Bugajewitz v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED. STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The facts, .which involve the power of Congress to deport aliens and the construction of the acts of Congress relating to deportation of alien prostitutes, are stated in the opinion. This act deprives the “prisoner” of her liberty “without” due process of law and is contrary to the Fifth Amendment.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED. STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The facts, .which involve the power of Congress to deport aliens and the construction of the acts of Congress relating to deportation of alien prostitutes, are stated in the opinion. This act deprives the “prisoner” of her liberty “without” due process of law and is contrary to the Fifth Amendment. This provision of the Federal Constitution means “by process of law” as understood at the time of adopting this provision of the Constitution. “Due process of law” in our judicial system takes the place of the “law…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an appeal from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the petitioner to custody. The ground of the appeal is that the act of March 26, 1910, c. 128, § 2, 36 Stat. 263, 265, relied on as authority for the arrest, impairs the petitioner’s constitutional rights. It appears from the petition and the return to the writ that the petitioner is an alien; that she entered the United, States not later than January 4, 1905, and that she was arrested on August 3, 1910, on an order of the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor directing the Immigrant Inspector to take, her into…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Wong Wing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Johannessen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Zakonaite v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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