In re Gomes

BREWSTER, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought by Alfredo Gomes, who is about to be deported as an alien unlawfully within the United States.

On July 2, 1927, one Aniceto Gomes, aged 18 years, arrived at New Bedford, Mass., from Brava, Cape Verde Islands, on the “Matthew S. Greer”. He was examined, -found not entitled to enter, and was refused admission. This party succeeded in escaping from the boat and did not then return to Brava. In 1936, the petitioner, known as Alfredo Gomes, was apprehended, examined and finally, on February 13, 1937, arrested on…