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In Re Petition for Habeas Corpus: Andrew Harvey vs Commissioner Santiago 162 SCRA 840

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF: ANDREW HARVEY, JOHN SHERMAN and ADRIAAN VAN DEL ELSHOUT, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE COMMISSIONER MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION, respondent.

G.R. No. 82544 | 1988-06-28

D E C I S I O N 
 
MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.: 
 
A petition for Habeas Corpus. 
 
Petitioners Andrew Harvey and John Sherman, 52 and 72 years, respectively, are both American nationals residing at Pagsanjan, Laguna, while Adriaa Van Den Elshout, 58 years old, is a Dutch citizen also residing at Pagsanjan, Laguna. 
 
The case stems from the apprehension of petitioners on 27 February 1988 from their respective residences by agents of the Commission on Immigration and Deportation (CID) by virtue of Mission Orders issued by respondent Commissioner Miriam Defensor Santiago of the CID. Petitioners are presently...