Ida Rothstein

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

Ida Rothstein was a foreign-born radical in San Francisco targeted for deportation during the McCarthy era. Her case was among those featured in the National Guardian's 1952 reporting on the drive to deport foreign-born radicals and trade unionists.

Case

Charges: Deportation proceedings under the McCarran (Internal Security) Act.
Sentence: Deportation proceedings. Verdict as recorded: Faced deportation (no criminal conviction). Charges as recorded: Deportation proceedings under the McCarran (Internal Security) Act for alleged Communist affiliation and radical activity.
Convicted: No

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