Corsetti v. McGrath

HANEY, Circuit Judged.

Appellant, being held for deportation, sought release by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied, and he appeals.

Appellant, a citizen of Italy, illegally entered the United States in 1925. On May 9, 1938, appellant was arreste'd and held for deportation. During the pendency of such deportation proceedings, appellant requested that further consideration of the matter be deferred, and took steps to obtain entry under the regular quota. On November 18, 1938, the Secretary of Labor ordered appellant’s deportation. Without knowledge of such order, appellant…