BREWSTER, District Judge.
This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus to secure the release from the custody of the Commissioner of Immigration of one Carmine Pate, held on a deportation warrant. The warrant was based on the statute (Act Feb. 5, 1917, c. 29, § 19, 8 U. S. C. § 155 [8 USCA § 155]), which authorizes the deportation of "any alien who manages or is employed by, in, or in connection with any house of prostitution or music or dance hall...
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