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Sam Milgrom

AKA: Sam Milgram
Released
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
International Workers Order
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Biography

Sam Milgrom was the national executive secretary of the International Workers Order. During the campaign to deport immigrant political organizers, he was confined at Ellis Island and later held under guard in a hospital.

Case

Charges: Civil immigration detention pending political deportation proceedings
Incarcerated: 1952
Sentence: Recommitted after bail cancellation in 1952. He remained detained for weeks and was moved to hospital under guard because of serious illness. Hospital transfer did not end his custody. Subsequent historical research confirms that he eventually gained freedom; the exact release date remains unverified.