Biography
Roman Kuzma was a Russian-born worker in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a member of the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania, the Russian Mutual Aid Society and the Unemployment Council. Immigration authorities arrested him on the night of July 15, 1935, and he remained detained in deportation proceedings on July 17 while supporters tried to obtain his release on a $500 cash bond. Local workers attributed his arrest to his activity during the Glen Alden anthracite strike. The contemporary account identifies his wife and three American-born children. His eventual release and the outcome of the deportation proceedings remain unverified.
Roman Kuzma was a Russian-born worker in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a member of the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania, the Russian Mutual Aid Society and the Unemployment Council. Immigration authorities arrested him on the night of July 15, 1935, and he remained detained in deportation proceedings on July 17 while supporters tried to obtain his release on a $500 cash bond. Local workers attributed his arrest to his activity during the Glen Alden anthracite strike. The contemporary account identifies his wife and three American-born children. His eventual release and the outcome of the deportation proceedings remain unverified.
The July 18 report is datelined July 17 and says he was picked up Monday night, July 15, and was still held while the committee sought bail. This establishes continued custody across multiple nights, rather than an overnight-only arrest. The same article prints the surname variant Kuzman once. No named institution, criminal conviction, birth date, death date, or actual release is supplied. Judge Benjamin Jones is mentioned in connection with earlier deportation threats; he is not entered as the adjudicator of this immigration case.
