Drop Efforts To Deport 'U' Student From Formosa

Drop Efforts To Deport ‘U’ Student From Formosa

United State immigration officials have suspended efforts to deport Chien-sen Liu, Formosan engineering student at the University charged with fradulently entering the U. S., it was reported last night.

Harry Kobel, Detroit attorney who appealed the case for Liu to Lt. Gen. Joseph Swing, U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service commissioner, through Sen. Patrick V. McNamara, said no further efforts will be made at this time to deport the U-M student.

Immigration officials had previously indicated that they intended to deport Liu by Oct. 12.

At the time Liu applied for a student visa two years ago, he had shown immigration officials bank books from several U.S. cities that listed falsified accounts totalling $2,400. This act was a violation of the financial responsibility clause of U. S. immigration laws.

The violation first came to the attention of U-M officials when Liu filled out a U.S. Immigration Service form for a work permit in September, 1957.

International Center counselor Robert B. Klinger said it was then realized that Liu did not have the funds his bank books indicated.

Klinger said the U-M International Center then decided to report the violation without mentioning Liu’s name.

After the violation was reported, however, an Immigration Service official informed Klinger that the withholding of Liu’s name would serve no useful purpose as Liu could be identified through his work permit.

Klinger pointed out that “a counselor has no right in law to conceal a felony and can be charged with being an accessory to the crime if facts are withheld.

Liu obtained the services of Kobel, in addition to recommendations for U-M grants and loans totaling $880, through the International Center’s counseling services.