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Frank Carlson

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

Frank Carlson was a trade unionist held without bail on Terminal Island under the McCarran Act, one of the Los Angeles foreign-born detainees facing deportation for political and labor activity after the October 1950 raids.

Case

Charges: Deportation under the McCarran Act.
Sentence: Detention pending deportation. Charges as recorded: Deportation under the McCarran Act for alleged Communist affiliation.
Convicted: Held without bail from October 1950; deportation proceedings.