Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei
United States Supreme Court
345 U.S. 206 (1953)
Relevant factsFree
After living in the U.S. for 25 years, Mezei (plaintiff) left to visit his dying mother abroad, was stranded in Hungary for 19 months, and upon returning was excluded from entry on national security grounds by the Attorney General without a hearing, remaining detained at Ellis Island because no other country would take him.
IssueFree
Whether the government may, without a hearing or public justification, exclude an alien who left the United States briefly after living in the country for most of his life.