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JAY v. BOYD

No. 503.

351 U.S. 345 (1956)

76 S.Ct. 919

100 L.Ed. 1242

JAY v. BOYD, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Maslow and John Caughlan argued the cause for petitioner. On the brief were Mr. Caughlan and Norman Leonard.

John V. Lindsay argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Sobeloff, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Gray Thoron, Beatrice Rosenberg, J. F. Bishop and L. Paul Winings.

Mr. Maslow and Shad Polier filed a brief for the American Jewish Congress, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner brought this habeas corpus proceeding to test the validity of the denial of his application under § 244 (a) (5) and 244 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 66 Stat. 215, 216, 8 U. S. C. § 1254 (a) (5) and 1254 (c), for discretionary suspension of deportation. He contends that the denial of his application was unlawful because based on confidential, undisclosed information. The...

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