Astrup v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

The issue in this case is exceedingly simple. By signing SSS Form 130 — Application by Alien for Relief from Training and Service in the Armed Forces — the peti tioner, lb Otto Astrup, a native of Denmark, agreed to give up his right to become an American citizen, and in exchange, the United States, pursuant to § 4 (a) of the Selective Service Act of 1948, 62 Stat. 605, 50 U. S. C. App. §454 (a) (1946 ed., Supp. Ill), agreed to give up the right to induct Astrup into the United States armed forces. Congress later repealed the law under which Astrup was exempted from military service, reneging…