MATTE S O P C—••

- I n DEPORTATIO N Proceeding s

A-426853 6 Decide d b y Boar d Februar y 4 , an d Ma y 2$ , i96 0 DeportabMity—Sectio n 241(a)(6) , 1952 act , membe r of Communis t

Part y afte r entry—Charg e properl y base d o n earlie r entr y wher e residenc e not subse

quentl y abandoned
. Responden t

wa s admitte d fo r

permanent : residenc e i n 1926 ; abandone d Unite d State s residenc e i n 1981 ; reentere d unlawfull y ayea r late r i n 1833 ; wa s agai n admitte d fo r

permanen t

residenc e I

n Novembe

r 194 0 with aquot a Immigran t

vis aafte r

a n overnight' s absenc e I n Canada
. Besponden t

I s charge d with bein g deportabl e unde r sectio n 241(a)(6 ) o

f th e Immigratio n an d Nationalit y Ac t baae d upo n membershi p i n th e Communis t Part y of th e Unite d State s afte r bi s 188 3 entry . Evidenc e showe d tha t responden t

wa s amembe

r o f th e Communis t

Part y fro m192

7 t o 10S S withi n holding s o

f Rowoli t an d Oalvan
. Suprem e Court' s rulin g I n Bonett t r . Ropers , S5 6 U.S
. 691 , doe s no t requir e dismissa l of

charg e becaus e base d o n respondent' s 193 2 entry . Sonett t i s base d on nove l facts an d circumstances , particularl y abandonmen t o f prio r lawfu l residenc e an d a n administrativel y adjudicate d lawfu l admissio n whe n h e mad e ane w entr y i n 1938
. Here , ther e was n o abandonmen t o f prio r (1932 ) residenc e bu t

amer e technica l adjustmen t o f statu s followin g a n overnight' s absence
. Unlik e Bonetti , th e groun d o f deportatio n her e I s as signe d unde r

th e Immigratio n an d Nationalit y Act , whic h define s "entry " a s an y comin g o

f an alie n fro maforeig n por t o r place
. CHARGE S : Warrant : Ac t

of 1052—Sectio

n 24 1 (a ) (1 ) [ S JJ.S.C
. 1251(a ) (1)J—Excluda

bl e a t tim e o f entr y b y Ac t

o f October 16 , 1918 , a s amended , t o wit , membe

r o f Communis t

Part y prio r

t o entr y ( S U.S.O
. 1ST)
. Lodged : Ac t

o f 1952—Sectio

n 341(a)(6 ) { 8 U.S.O
. 1251(a ) (6)]—Membe r o f Communis t

Part y o f th e Unite d State s afte r

entry . BEFOR E TH E BOAR

D (Februar y 4 , I860 ) Discussion : Th e cas e come s forwar d on . appea l fro mth e orde r o f th e specia

l inquir y office r date d Septembe

r 28 , 1969 , denyin g th e respondent' s applicatio n fo r suspensio n o

f deportatio n an d directin g tha t h e b e deporte d solel

y o n th e lodge d charge
. Th e record relate s t o anativ e o f England , subjec t

o f Grea t Britain , 6 0 year s old , male , who first entere d th e Unite d State s onFebruar y 23 , 1926 , a t Detroit , Michigan , an dwa s admitte dfo r permanen t

residenc e upon presentatio n o f a n immigratio n visa
. I n Jun e 198 1 he abandonedhi s residenc e i n thi s countr y an dwen t

bac k t o England , wher

e h e remaine dfo r

aperio do

f • abou t 1 1 o r 1 2 months'
. H e lef

t Englan di n 193 2 a s avisito r t o Canada , an dre entere dthi s countr

y i n 1933
. However , a t

th e time o

f hi s inspec

tio n by a n immigratio n office

r th e responden t

di dno t revea l hi s absenc e t o Englan dan dindicate dt o th e inspectin g office r tha t h e wa s returnin g after' aone-da y visi t t o Canada
. H e presente dth e birt h certificate , o

f hi s so n andgas . an delectri c bill s which h e ha d pai di n Detroit , andwas thereupo n admitte da s areturnin g resident
. H e wa s no t

a t tha t tim e i n possession o

f any document s require d fo r admissio n a s a

n immigrant
. Th e responden t acknowledge dtha t h e -wa s awar e tha t bi s entry int o th e Unite dState s a t tha t tim e wa s illegal an dhe thereafte r adjuste dhi s entry , b y obtainin g a passpor t fro mth e Britis h Consu

l i n Detroit , stayin g overnigh t i n Canad aandobtainin g aquot aimmigran t vis a.fro mth e American Consulate : o

n Novembe

r 20,1940
. He

- reentere dth e Unite dState s fo r permanen t

residenc e on th e -sam

e da y a t th e por t od f Detroit , Michi

gan , an dwa

g admitte da s a ' quot aimmigrant. ' H e ha s sinc e re- r maine di n tn e Unite dState s excep t fdr avisi t o f afe w hour s t o Canad ao n i94 5 fromwhich li e returne dupo n presentatio n o f hi s residen t alien' s border-crossin g card
. Th e proceeding s i n thi s eas e were institute di n 1953 , an do n Decembe r 18 , 1958 , wo jamme dth e findin g o f depbrtability o n th e charg e state di n th e warran t of arres t Thereafter , th e matte r

wa s i n court , was subsequently reopene dpursuan t t o stipulation , an d o n Januar y 28 , 1958 , w

e dismissedth e appeal fromth e decisio n o f th e special inquir y office

r date dOctobe

r 14,1957 , finding th e respond

en t deportabl e on thejlodge dcharge
. O n Jun e 18,1958 , we grante d amotio n t o reopen .in vie w o f th e Suprem e Court

decisio n i n Bonett i v . Rogers , 35 6 U.S
. 691 , an dt o permi t th e respondent

t o appl y for
. suspension o

f deportation
. Th e evidenc e regardin g th e respondent' s membership i n th e Communis t

Part y ha s bee

n reviewe di n ou r

previou s order s an d ther e wouldb e n o poin t

i n agai n reviewin g thi s material
. I t i s suf

ficient t o sa y tha t o n th e basi s o

f th e testimony of

witnesse s an dth e respondent' s ow

n testimony , w e find-tha t ther e wa s "meaningfu l association " wit

h th e Communis t

Part y withi n th e holdin g o f Bo

wold t v , Perfetto , 35 5 U.S
. 115 , an dvoluntary membership withi n th e meanin g of

Galvan v . Press , 34 7 U.S
. 522
. Th e case , o f Bonett i v . fiogers, supra

y involve da n alie n wh

o wa s admitte dfor

permanen t

residenc e an. , 1923 , joine dth e Communis t Part y an dwa s amembe r unti l 1936
. I n 198

7 b e departe dfrom th e Unite dState ? abandonin g al l right s o f resideneeunde r

hi s entr yi n 1923 , an dwa s subsequently admitte dt o the-Unite dState s a s a quot aimmigran t

i n 1938
. I n Octobe

r 1951 , proceeding s were insti l tute dt o deport

hi munde r

section s 1 an d4(a ) o

f th e Anarchis t

Ac t of 1018 , a s amende dby sectio n 2 2 o f th e Interna l Securit

y Ac t of 1950 , a s an "alie n who ha s been , afte r entry int o th e Unite dStates , amembe r o f th e Communis t

Party. " I n construin g tha t charge , th e cour t hel dtha t wher e an alie n afte r

bi s entry int o th e United , State s leave s th e Unite dState s wit h th e intentio n of

abandonin g hi s right s of residenc e i n thi s county , an dlate r i s agai n admitte dt o th e Unite dState s a s an immigrant , h e couldb e deporte dunde r thi s statutor y provision-pmly if;h e was * membe r o f adeportabl e clas s a t th e tim e o

f hi s secon

dentr y o r a t an y time thereafter ; i n othe r words , an entry fo r

permanen t

residenc e i s n o longe r

an entry withi n th e meanin g o f th e statutory provisio n afte r th e alie n ha s lef t th e Unite dState s wit

h tn e intentio n o

f abandonin g hi s residenc e therein. 1 I n th e presen t

cas e ther e i s involve danothe r charge , t o wit , sectio n 241(a)(6 ) o

f th e Immigratio n an dNationality Act , whic h charge s deportability o

f a h alie n wh

o is , o r a t any time ha s been , afte r entry , amembe

r o f th e Communis t

Party
. Th e sam

e statut e how define s th e term"entry " i n pertinen t par t a s an y coming of

a n alien t o th e Unite dState s fro maforeig n por t o r place. 8 A
. furthe r distinctio n ma

y b e note di n th e instan t case , i n that , afte r

th e respondent' s retur n t o thi s countr y i n 193 2 ther e wa s n o subsequen t abandonment

o f residenc e a s existe di n th e Bonett i case , eve n thoug h ther e wa s a

n adjustmen t

o f immigran t

statu s by mean s o

f a n absenc e o

f afe w hour s i n Canad aan da . retur n t o th e Unite d State s with an immigran t visa
. Th e record , however , make s i t apparen t tha t n o abandonment

o f th e forme

r residenc e wa s intende d a t tha t time , no r i s an y claimed
. Th e case , therefore , i s distinguish

abl e fromth e Bonett i cas e an dfro mth e cas e o

f Berre H v . Gross

man , 20 8 F-2d498 , whic h involve dmembership from193 7 t o 193 9 i n th e Communis t

Part y o f Tunisia , astipulatio n a s t o lawfu l ad

missio n t o th e Unite dState s fo r permanen t

residenc e i n 1948 , an d likewis e involve dsectio n 4(a ) o f th e Ac t o f Octobe r 16 , 1918 , a s amende db y th e Interna l Security Ac t o f 1960
. Th e responden t

a t th e reopene dhearin g made applicatio n fo r sus pensio n o f deportation
. I t

i s doubtfu l i f

h e i s eligibl e fo r

suspen sion o f deportatio n i n view o i th e fac t tha t a t th e time afinal orde r o f deportatio n wa s entere db y thi s Boardon Decembe r 18 , 1953 , th e respondent

di dno t posses s th e requisite 1 0 years ' continu

ou s physical presenc e i n th e Unite dStates , sinc e h e ha dbee n ab

1 See
. Annotation : Subversiv e Aliens , 2 L
. Eld
. 2 d1619
. 'Sectio n 101(a)(13) , Immigratio n an dNationalit y Act ; 8 U.3.O
. 1101(a ) (18)
. 55 1sent t o Canad ai n 1945. 3 Eve n i f w e fel t incline dt o conside r

th u applicatio n for

suspension of

deportation , despite th e factor s i n th e cas e o f respondent' s lon g residenc e i n thi s countr y an d famil y tie s o f apermanen

t resident wif e an d an adul t

citize n son , i t

i s t o b e note dtha t

a t prio r hearing s h e faile dt o cooperate an d chos e t o remai n mut

e o n th e question regardin g Communis t Part y member

shi p an d decline

da t tha t time t o appl y fo r

any relief. 4 Such failur e t o cooperat

e justifie s arefusa

l o f discretionar

y relief
. Order : I t i s ordere dtha t

th e appeal b e an d th e sam e i s hereb y dismissed
. BEFOR E TH E BOAR D (Ma y 24 , I960 ) Discussion : Th e cas e i s befor e u s o n motio n of

counse l requestin g reconsideratio n o

f ou r prio r order o f Februar y 4 , 1960 , dismissin g th e appeal fro

mth e order

o f th e specia

l inquiry office

r date dSep

tembe r 28 , 1959 , orderin g deportatio n on th e lodge dcharg e state d above
. Th e facts , briefl

y stated , relate t o anativ e o f England , subjec t o f Great Britain , 6

0 year s old , male , wh

o first entere dth e Unite d State s o n February 23 , 1926 , and wa s admitte dfo r permanen t residenc e upon presentatio n o f an immigratio n visa
. H e abandone d hi s residenc e i n thi s countr y i n Jun e 193 1 an d returne dt o England , wher e h e remaine dfo r

aperio do

f approximatel y ayear . H e en tere dCanad ai n 193 2 a s avisitor
. H e obtaine dentry int o th e Unite dState s b y posin g a s areturnin g resident , concealin g hi s abandonmen

t o f residenc e an d retur n t o England , an d wa s admitte d a s anonquotareturnin g resident unde r th e provision s o

f sectio n 4(b ) o f th e Immigratio n Ac t

o f 192 4 ( 8 U.S.C
. 204(b))
. Awar e tha t thi s entr y int o th e Unite dState s wa s illegal , h e sough t t o ad

jus t hi s entr y b y obtainin g apasspor t fro mth e Britis h Consu l i n Detroit , stayin g overnight i n Canada , obtainin g aquot aimmi

gran t vis afro mth e America

n Consulat

e o n Novembe

r 20 , 1940 , an d reenterin g th e Unite dState s a s aquot aimmigran t afte r a n overnigh t absence i n Canada
. Hi s onl y othe r absenc e ha s bee

n fo r a visi t o f afe w hour s t o Canad ai n 1945 , fro mwhic h h e returne d upo n presentatio n o f

aresiden t

alien' s border-crossin g card
. W e hav e already foun dth e evidenc e establishe s th e respondent' s membershi p i n th e Communis t Part y of th e Unite dState s a t

variou s time s betwee

n 192 7 an d 1938
. Counse l i n hi s presen t

motio n agai n argue s th e applicabilit y o f Bonett i v . Rogers , 35 6 U.S
. 691
. I t i s 'contende dtha t

unde r th e »Hatte r o f C i— , 7 I
. ft

N
. Dee
. 18^ ; Matte r

o f O , 7 I
. A N , Dee
. 457
. * Jimene z v . Barber , 25 2 F.2 d 550 , cert . den
. SOS U.3 , 908
. 55 2holdin g o f th e Suprem e Cour t

i n th e Bonett i case th e proceeding s shoul db e terminated
. Th e Bonett i case wa s carefull y considere db y u s previously
. T o review , Bonett i wa s alawfu l permanen t residen t o f th e Unite d State s fro mNovembe r

1 , 1923 , t o Jun e 28 , 1937 , whe n h e departe d voluntaril y t o g o t o Spai n an dfight i n th e Spanis h Republica n Army , abandonin g Q U right s o f residence , mth e Unite dStates
. Hi s Communis t

Part y membershi p existe dfro m193 2 t o 1936
. There

after , h e cam e t o th e Unite dState s o n Septembe r 19 , 1938 , a s a ne w "quot aimmigrant, " wa s exclude db y aboar do f specia l inquiry , bu t th e orde r

wa s reverse do n administrativ e appea l an do n Octo

be r 8 , 1938 , h e wa s admitte dfo r permanen t

residenc e a s aquot a immigrant
. Base dupo n th e nove l factua l situatio n an dcircum

stance s o f

th e case , particularl y th e element s o f abandonmen t

o f th e prio r lawfu l residenc e i n th e Unite dState s an dth e subsequen t administrativel y adjudicate dlawfu l entry , th e Suprem e Cour t hel d tha t th e latte r

entr y constitute d"th e tim e o f entr y int o th e Unite d States " withi n th e meanin g o f sectio n 4(a ) o f

th e Ac t o f Octobe r 16 , 1918 , a s amende db y sectio n 2 2 o f th e Interna l Securit y Ac t o f 1950 , an dsinc e th e alie n ther e wa s no t amembe r

o f th e Communis t Part y "a t

th e tim e o f

entr y int o th e Unite dStates " o n Octobe r 8 , 1938 , an dha dno t

been ~ amembe r

"a t an y tim e thereafter, " h e wa s no t deportabl e unde r

sectio n 4(a ) o f

th e Ac t o f Octobe r 16 j 1918 , a s amende db y sectio n 2 2 o f th e Interna l Securit y Ac t o f 1950
. I n th e presen t

case , th e "nove l circumstances " whic h wer e de

cisive i n th e decisio n o f th e majorit y opinio n o f th e Suprem e Cour t ar e no t present . Th e respondent' s membershi p i n th e Communis t Part y herei n existe ddurin g aperio do f hi s illega l residenc e i n th e Unite dStates ; ther e i s no t presen t th e abandonmen t

o f forme r law

fu l residenc e bu t

merel y a n attempte dadjustmen t afte r on e night' s absenc e t o Canada ; an dn o administrativel y adjudicate dlawful ' entry . Th e groun do f deportabilit y herei n i s predicate dupo n a differen t section , t o wit , sectio n 241(a ) (6 ) o f th e Immigratio n an d Nationalit y Ac t

( 8 U.S.C
. 1251(a ) (6)) , an dth e entr y o f Novembe r 20,1940 , occurre dsubsequen t t o th e enactmen t

o f th e Alie n Registra

tio n Ac t o f 194 0 (5 4 Stat
. 670) , approve dJun e 28 , 1940
. I n vie w o f thes e differences , i t

i s believe dtha t

th e "nove l circumstances " o f th e Bonett i cas e ar e no t herei n presen t

an dth e principle s applie d t o thos e "nove l circumstances " ar e no t apposit e here
. Th e motio n wil l b e denied
. Order : I t

i s ordere dtha t

th e motio n t o reconside r ou r prio r orde r o f Februar y 4 , 1960 , dismissin g th e appea l fro mth e orde r o f th e specia l inquir y office r date dSeptembe r

28 , 1959 , directin g de ^ portatio n o n th e lodge dcharg e b e an dth e sam e i s hereb y denied
.
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