Fritz Arthur Holm

Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Support
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Biography

Fritz Arthur Holm was a Swedish labor activist and treasurer of the Scandinavian Defense League. US immigration authorities detained him during the First Red Scare. The One Big Union Monthly lists him among IWW detainees transported from Seattle on February 6, 1919, to Ellis Island, arriving February 11. On June 10, 1919, Federal Judge Hand denied habeas corpus petitions brought by Holm and six other men facing deportation. Contemporary IWW publications subsequently listed Holm among deported members. His initial arrest date, actual departure date and destination have not been established.

Case

Charges: Administrative immigration detention and deportation proceedings associated with IWW membership and alleged radical activity
Sentence: Held for deportation and transferred from Seattle to Ellis Island in February 1919. Habeas corpus petition denied June 10, 1919. Contemporary IWW publications later reported deportation, but the actual departure date and destination remain unverified. Administrative removal is not recorded as a criminal conviction or prison sentence; no continuous custody duration is inferred.

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