George Zabanazad v. George K. Rosenberg, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization of the Department of Justice at Los Angeles, California

The Court’s jurisdiction is here invoked under the provisions of Public Law 87-301 ( 75 Stat. 650 ), 8 U.S.C.A. § 1105a(a), effective September 26, 1961, which provides for “[a] judicial review of all final orders of deportation”.

George Zabanazad, a native and citizen of Iran, was admitted to the United States for permanent residence on December 3, 1954. On February 3, 1960, a Minute Order was entered in the Superior Court of the State of California, City and County of Los Angeles, which recited that petitioner had been duly found guilty of the crime of violation of § 11530 of the California Health and Safety Code. The order stated that petitioner was under 20 years of age at the time of his apprehension. It ordered, adjudged and decreed that petitioner be committed to the Youth Authority of the State of California for the term prescribed by law and provided that petitioner be remanded to the custody of the Sheriff to be held in County Jail under the jurisdiction of the Youth Authority subject to any orders the Authority might issue.

On April 21, 1961, a special inquiry officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service issued an order that petitioner be deported from the…