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US Seizes Demjanjuk; Court Halts Deportation

Appeals court will consider family's claims that Demjanjuk is too frail to travel

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(Newser) – Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk will stay in the US for at least a while longer after a federal appeals court granted him a last-minute stay of deportation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Six US immigration agents removed Demjanjuk from his home in suburban Cleveland today and drove him away before receiving news of the court order. It's unclear whether the 89-year-old will return home in the interim.

Demjanjuk was to be flown to Germany, where he could be tried on charges of assisting in the deaths of nearly 30,000 people. His family has filed motions claiming that Demjanjuk is too frail to stand trial, and the court requested more time to consider those motions. Television images showed Demjanjuk's wife sobbing after he was carried from his home and driven away.

This image from video released by John Demjanjuk's family, shows Demjanjuk getting assistance on a bed in Seven Hill, Ohio, April 2, 2009.
This image from video released by John Demjanjuk's family, shows Demjanjuk getting assistance on a bed in Seven Hill, Ohio, April 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Demjanjuk Family)
Immigration agents carry John Demjanjuk from his Cleveland-area home.
Immigration agents carry John Demjanjuk from his Cleveland-area home.   (Associated Press)
In this 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing.
In this 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
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Observer
Apr 14, 09 4:47 PM CDT
The Odessa File is real. Ask the Argentines. This guy has lived a safe happy life in Cleveland while being a death camp capo. How many of these old "harmless" men remain? They are in their 80's now. They are not innocent if they contributed to the slaughter of millions. The Germans were the most systematic murderers of all time. How many Russians were killed 20 million? Reply
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Doctor_Zaius
Apr 14, 09 6:47 PM CDT
Sorry, Stalin's purges topped 33 million. They were just more sloppy than the Germans.
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Collusive
Apr 14, 09 5:58 PM CDT
I think that having a torturous journey back to Germany would be the least he could do. For his family members that support him, fuck you too. Reply
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Mad
Apr 15, 09 6:27 AM CDT
OMG, what's with you people? Why aren't ypu asking why it's taken the government so many decades to finally deport these old men? The govt knew who they were and where they were for years, so why now deport them? This is new, this is a from events 65 years past, yet now they move on it. I think some Jew must have recently came into some power where they could effect this change. Leave these old men alone Reply
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jenna
Apr 15, 09 7:05 AM CDT
EYE FOR AN EYE. SAVE TIME AND MONEY, JUST GAS THEIR ASSES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. MAD IS CORRECT, THE GOV KNEW THEY WERE HERE AND WHERE LONG AGO. Reply
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