David Hyun

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Asian
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Communism Labor Organizing
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Biography

David Hyun was a Korean-American architect held without bail on Terminal Island from the McCarran Act midnight raids of October 1950, one of four Los Angeles detainees fought over in a long bail battle that reached the Supreme Court. He faced deportation for his radical and labor associations.

Case

Charges: Deportation under the McCarran Act.
Sentence: Detention pending deportation; ultimately not deported. Charges as recorded: Deportation under the McCarran Act for alleged Communist affiliation.
Convicted: Held without bail from October 1950; deportation proceedings.

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