Mary Beatrice Belfrage

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Communism
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Biography

Mary Beatrice Belfrage was arrested in 1953 for deportation over alleged Communist activity years earlier, in a case connected to that of National Guardian editor Cedric Belfrage. Her prosecution was part of the wave of McCarran-Walter Act deportation actions against foreign-born radicals.

Case

Charges: Deportation proceedings under the McCarran-Walter Act.
Sentence: Deportation proceedings. Verdict as recorded: Faced deportation (no criminal conviction). Charges as recorded: Deportation proceedings under the McCarran-Walter Act for alleged Communist/radical affiliation.
Convicted: No

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