Document: 332 U.S. 388 68 S.Ct. 10 92 L.Ed. 17 DELGADILLOv.CARMICHAEL. No. 63. Argued Oct. 22, 1947. Decided Nov. 10, Mr. Fred Okrand, of Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Robert W. Ginnane, Washington, D.C., respondent. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion Court. 1 Petitioner is detained by respondent under a deportation order, validity which challenged petition writ habeas corpus. The District Court granted and discharged Circuit Appeals reversed. Del Guercio v. Delgadillo, 9 Cir., 159 F.2d 130. case here on certiorari we because seeming conflict between decision below Di Pasquale Karnuth, 2 158 878, from Second Appeals. Mexican citizen who made legal entry into this country in 1923 resided continuously until 1942. In June that year, when nation was engaged hostilities with Germany Japan, he shipped out Angeles an intercoastal voyage to New York City as member crew American merchant ship. ship torpedoed after passing through Panama Canal its way City. rescued taken Havana, Cuba, where care Consul about one week. On July 19, 1942, returned United States Miami, Florida, thereafter continued serve seaman fleet nation. March 1944 convicted California seconddegree robbery sentenced imprisonment term year life. While confined prison, proceedings were commenced against him § 19(a) Immigration Act February 5, 1917, 39 Stat. 874, amended 54 671, 8 U.S.C. 155(a), U.S.C.A. 155(a). 3 That section provides part: '* * any alien hereafter or more conviction crime involving moral turpitude, committed within five years shall, upon warrant Attorney General, be custody deported. *' 4 Those requirements are satisfied if petitioner's passage 'the States' meaning Act. 5 ex rel. Claussen Day, 279 398, 49 354, 73 758; Stapf Corsi, 287 129, 53 40, 77 215, Volpe Smith, 289 422, 665, 1298, there language context suggests every return foreign constitutes 'entry' Thus Smith it stated, at page 425, 667, 'any coming whether such first subsequent one' 'entry.' But those cases plainly expected planned enter port place. Here catapulted ocean, rescued, Cuba. He had no part selecting his destination. His itinerary forced wholly fortuitous circumstances. If, nonetheless, Act, law has been given capricious application supra, suggests. 6 traveled Buffalo Detroit railroad which, unknown passed Canada. asleep during time transit Canada quite unaware left country. court refused hold 'entry,' do so would impute Congress purpose subject aliens 'to sport chance.' 879. petitioner, course, chose country, knowing exigencies war, not voluntary act, put soil.1 It indeed harsh read statute add peril perils sea. We might well kidnapped statutory return. Respect does thrive captious interpretations. 7 Deportation can equivalent banishment exile. See Bridges Wixon, 326 135, 147, 65 1443, 1449, 89 2103. stakes high momentous acquired residence here. will attribute make right remain dependent circumstances Service seized. hazards now asked too irrational square scheme. Other grounds sought advanced support order. They open record before us. Reversed. If without interruption, clear have landed termination. 401, 355, 758.

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