Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Paetau v. Watkins

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 26, 1947No. 90, Docket 20785PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This appeal again brings up the issue presented to and decided by us in U.S. ex rel. Bradley v. Watkins, 2 Cir., 163 F.2d 328, and followed in U.S. ex rel. Ludwig v. Watkins, 2 Cir., 164 F.2d 456. In those cases we have held that an alien seized by the United States elsewhere and brought here against his will for internment for security reasons as an alien enemy cannot be deported as an “immigrant” — at least not before he has been afforded an opportunity to depart voluntarily. Respondent insistently asks us either to overrule the Bradley case or to accept the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Delgadillo v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Frad v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Di Pasquale v. KarnuthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  4. United States ex rel. Carapa v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
  5. United States Ex Rel. Bradley v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Mapp v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  2. Mapp v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  3. United States Ex Rel. Potash v. District Director of Immigration & NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  4. Arnold R. Jago, Superintendent v. United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division at Cleveland, and Harllel B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States Ex Rel. Brown v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1962

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