Kowalski
Kowalski v. United States Bureau of Immigration
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Henning, J.
It appears from, the petition and from the brief of counsel that the petitioner, Jan Kowalski, is a eitizen of Poland; that he arrived at the port of New York op the 1st day of April, 1924; that at the time of his arrival the quota for his nationality was exhausted; that he was thereupon temporarily admitted for ninety da/s and classified as a visitor; that upon the termination of the ninety days he did not depart as required by law and by the terms of his temporary admission; that in October, 1927, he was ordered to appear before the officers of the Immigration Service at Los Angeles for hearing as to why he should not be deported, and that thereafter a warrant was issued by the Secretary of Labor for his deportation.
The petitioner alleges that the officers of the United States are without jurisdiction to deport him; that he is not liable to become a public charge; that he is and has been a law-abiding inhabitant of the United States; that he has never been charged with crime, either in Europe or the United States; that he is not afflicted with any disease; that he is physically and mentally normal; and that he is entitled to become a citizen of the United States. He further…