Biography
Joe Dumas was a foreign-born Charleston, West Virginia resident targeted in a November 1953 McCarran-Walter Act roundup over alleged Communist affiliation. Immigration authorities arrested him for deportation proceedings. The reviewed record confirms the arrest but does not establish booking, detention, or release details.
The National Guardian, November 16, 1953, printed page 5 (PDF page 9) reports a historical age. Contemporary report gives age 60 in November 1953, placing birth in 1892 or 1893; no exact birth date or custody endpoint given. This is an approximate research lead based on the reported age, not a confirmed birthday; the birth-date field has not been filled from it.