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Carl Erickson

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Scandinavian seaman Carl Erickson was critically ill in the Ellis Island hospital when the March 28, 1931 Daily Worker reported his arrest several weeks earlier in a raid on the Finnish Workers Club. The ILD was challenging threatened deportation. The source gives no exact arrest, completed deportation, final release or full detention duration. Source: https://marxists.architexturez.net/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n076-NY-mar-28-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=5

Case

Charges: Immigration detention following a raid on the Finnish Workers Club; threatened deportation.
Sentence: Held at Ellis Island and reported critically ill in its hospital; disposition and full custody duration unreported.