Pete Carbonay

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Asian
Era:1950s
State:Washington
Support
Labor Organizing Communism
No image available

Biography

Pete Carbonay was a member of ILWU Local 37, the Seattle Filipino cannery workers' union, facing deportation under the McCarran (Internal Security) Act for his union and alleged Communist activity. His case was part of the McCarthy-era drive to deport foreign-born trade unionists for their labor and political activity.

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 union activity.
Convicted: No

Related Cases

William Pennock William Pennock Casimiro Absolar Chris Mensalvas Constancio Cargado Ernesto Mangaoang Joe Prudencio