United States ex rel. Eisler v. District Director of Immigration & Naturalization At Port of New York

CONGER, District Judge.

This is a writ of habeas corpus challenging the legality of the detention of Gerhart Eisler by the respondent.

Eisler was taken into custody on February 2, 1948, pursuant to a warrant of arrest *738in deportation proceedings, and is detained for hearing to show cause why he should not be deported for the reasons set forth in the warrant.

It appears from the papers and documents submitted to me that relator originally came to this country on June 13, 1941 in transit to Mexico. On arrival he was given a hearing before a Board of Special Inquiry held at Ellis Island, New York…