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108 Jewish Refugees from Shanghai Taken to Ellis Island; May Be Allowed to Remain in U.S.

A group of 108 Jewish refugees from Shanghai were today enjoying a 12-day reprieve at Ellis Island with the hope that they will prove eligible to remain in the United States as immigrants under the new DP immigration act which is now in Senate-House conference. The group arrived here from San Francisco in a sealed […]

May 31, 1950
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A group of 108 Jewish refugees from Shanghai were today enjoying a 12-day reprieve at Ellis Island with the hope that they will prove eligible to remain in the United States as immigrants under the new DP immigration act which is now in Senate-House conference.

The group arrived here from San Francisco in a sealed train after being transported there from China under the auspices of the International Refugee Organization and the Joint Distribution Committee. They were to be sent from New York to Germany and Austria–their native countries–on an I.R.O. ship yesterday. However, a lastminute ruling of the U.S. Attorney General’s Office saved them from immediate repatriation. Most of them planned to apply for U.S. immigration visas after reaching Europe, since they would be entitled to such visas under the liberalized DP law.

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