United States Ex Rel. Majka v. Palmer

(after stating the facts as above).

The statute under which the deportation proceedings herein involved were had provides that, “ * * * any alien who was eonvieted, or who admits the commission, pri- or to entry, of a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude * * * shall, upon the warrant of the Secretary of Labor, be taken into custody and deported. * * *” 39 Stat. 889 (8 USCA § 155). Appellant contends that there was no authority for the deportation since there was no showing that the act of perjury constituted a crime under the laws of Poland where the act was…