Jalil Essa Bajalieh v. Charles J. Beechie, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
Jameson, J.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment denying appellant’s petition for review of an order of the Regional Commissioner, Southwest Region, of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, denying appellant relief under Section 6. of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953.
Appellant was born in Ramallah, British Palestine, an area now controlled by Jordan. He claims to be stateless.
Appellant entered the United States on February 18, 1948, under a nonimmi-grant visa and a British-Palestinian passport, the period of admission not to extend beyond August 18, 1948. An extension of stay was granted to February 13, 1949. On January 24, 1949, appellant filed an “application by displaced person residing in the United States to adjust immigration status”. Following hearing, this application was denied on March 26, 1953. On May 18, 1953, a warrant for appellant’s arrest was issued, charging deportability for failure to comply with the conditions of his status as a non-immigrant visitor for business. A hearing was held on June 14, 1953, and on August 6, 1953, appellant was found to be illegally in the United States. He was granted until August 31, 1954, to depart voluntarily.