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Victor Borovsky Vs. Commissioner Of Immigration, Et Al. 090 Phil 107

VICTOR BOROVSKY, petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION and THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-4352 | 1951-09-28

D E C I S I O N


TUASON, J.:

This is a second petition for habeas corpus filed by the petitioner with this Court, the first having been denied in a decision promulgated on June 30, 1949.

Victor A. Borovsky, the petitioner, claims to be a stateless citizen, born in Shanghai, China, of Russian parentage. He came to the Philippines in 1936 and had resided therein ever since, if the period of his detention be included.

On June 24, 1946, by order of the Commissioner of Immigration, the petitioner was arrested for investigation as to his past activities. Following his arrest, a warrant for his deportation was issued by the Deportation Board,...