Trofin Shipuk

AKA: Trofim Chepuk
Released
Date of birth:1896
Gender:Male
Era:1920s
Time Imprisoned:
11 Months 17 Days
Support
Communism Communist Party USA Socialist Party of America
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Biography

Trofin Shipuk was born about 1896 in Petrograd, Russia. Immigrated to the United States in 1913.

Born c.1896, Petrograd, Russia. Migrated to US 1913. Tailor. Belonged to the Socialist Party of America for about three years before joining the Communist Party. Arrested January 6, 1920 at the New York offices of the Communist magazine Novy Mir; testified that he was beaten by a Justice Department agent prior to his initial examination. Deported December 23, 1920.

INS file 54860/328; FBI file OG 386641

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

Case

Arrested: Jan 6, 1920
Incarcerated: Jan 6, 1920
Released: Dec 23, 1920
In exile since: Dec 23, 1920
Sentence: Arrested on January 6, 1920 and deported on December 23, 1920. The source records no release on bail or bond, so custody pending deportation is recorded from arrest to sailing; if evidence of an interim release surfaces, the span should be shortened.

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