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Andrei Nazaruk

AKA: Andrew; Mazaruk; Prisoophick
Released
Date of birth:1894
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
Time Imprisoned:
18 Days
Support
Anarchism Union of Russian Workers
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Biography

Andrei Nazaruk was born 1894 in Zabawa, Russia (present-day Poland). Worked as a steelworker. Immigrated to the United States in 1914.

Arrested in Newark on December 3, 1919, during the Palmer Raids, accused–based upon flimsy evidence–of belonging to the Union of Russian Workers. He was deported on the Buford on December 21, 1919.

Adapted from Kenyon Zimmer, Red Scare Deportees (kenyonzimmer.com), compiled from INS deportation case files.

Case

Ellis Island Immigration Station
Arrested: Dec 3, 1919
Incarcerated: Dec 3, 1919
Released: Dec 21, 1919
In exile since: Dec 21, 1919
Institution State: New York