Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit December 20, 1978, 78-1388 (Chuan-Fa Chen and Shen-Rong Shieh, A/K/A Kenlyson Shay v. Jay A. Palmer, District Director)

PER CURIAM.

Chuan-Fa Chen and Shen-Rong Shieh, citizens of the Republic of China, are in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) facing deportation. They seek release by writ of habeas corpus, alleging errors in the deportation proceedings.

Chen, a crewman on a Liberian ship, deserted from the ship in New York in February 1974.