Mugo Gatheru

Released
Date of birth:21. 08. 1925
Date of death:27. 11. 2011
Age:86† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Pennsylvania
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Mugo Gatheru

Biography

Mugo Gatheru was a Kenyan student at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, ordered deported under the Internal Security Act on an alleged passport-fraud basis and targeted as a 'subversive' anti-colonial African. His case was among those featured in the National Guardian's 1952 reporting on McCarthy-era deportations.

Case

Charges: Deportation proceedings under the McCarran (Internal Security) Act based on alleged passport fraud, targeting anti-colonial activity.
Sentence: Deportation proceedings. Verdict as recorded: Faced deportation (no criminal conviction).
Convicted: No

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