Bildt

Herman Bildt, an alien, appeals from an order denying his application fot a writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of the Immigration Service for deportation. The facts are not in dispute.' As' a German *895 seaman on the steamship Kosmos, appellant came to the port of San Pedro, Cal., on July 20, 1925. There, because of the insolvency of her owner, the steamship became stranded, and her crew, including appellant, was discharged. Upon inspection, the immigration officers permitted them to land for 60 days, to reship foreign. Not being able so to reship within the specified period, appellant engaged as a seaman on a coastwise boat, and in other employments, for means of sustenance. On August 31, 1928, he was taken into custody by the Immigration Service, and on the following day, upon the information thus obtained, a warrant was issued charging him with remaining in the United States “for a longer period than- is permitted under the immigration laws or regulations made thereunder.” Following a hearing, a warrant was issued for his deportation.

The only question raised is whether the right to deport was barred by the statute of limitations. Appellant contends that…