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HINTOPOULOS v. SHAUGHNESSY

No. 205.

353 U.S. 72 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 618

1 L.Ed.2d 652

UNITED STATES EX REL. HINTOPOULOS ET UX. v. SHAUGHNESSY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Nicholas Long argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Maurice A. Roberts argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney, John F. Davis and Isabelle Cappello.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding to test the validity of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying petitioners' request for suspension of deportation.

Petitioners are husband and wife, both aliens. Prior to 1951 both worked as seamen on foreign vessels. In July 1951 the wife lawfully entered the United States as a crew member of a ship in a United States port. Being pregnant, she sought medical...

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