Fierstein v. Conaty

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is detained on a deportation warrant. He applied to the Distrust Court for writ of habeas corpus, and the application was denied. It is admitted that appcllant is an alien, a native and citizen of Russia, and a member of the Communist Party in the United States. The appellant was arrested while at the headquarters of this organization, and in connection with his arrest some of the literature used by the party was seized. Before the immigration authorities, counsel for the appellant objected to the use of this literature, on the ground that it was seized without…