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MEJOFF VS. DIRECTOR OF PRISONS 90 PHIL 70 September 26, 1951Facts: ThisisasecondpetitionforhabeascorpusbyBorisMejof, thefrsthain!beendenied in a decision of this "ourt of #u$y %&, 19'9()The petitioner Boris Mejof is an a$ien of *ussian descent +ho +as brou!ht to thiscountryfromShan!hai asasecret operatiebythe#apaneseforcesdurin!the$atter,s re!ime in these -s$ands( .pon $iberation he +as arrested as a #apanese spy,by .( S( /rmy "ounter -nte$$i!ence "orps(Thereafter the 0eop$e,s "ourt ordered his re$ease( But the 1eportation Board ta2in!his caseup, foundthat hain!notrae$ documents Mejof+as i$$e!a$$yinthiscountry, and conse3uent$y referred the matter to the immi!ration authorities(/fter the correspondin! inesti!ation, the Board of "ommissioners of -mmi!ration on/pri$ 5, 19'4, dec$aredthat Mejofhadenteredthe0hi$ippinesi$$e!a$$yin19'',+ithout inspection and admission by the immi!ration o5cia$s at a desi!nation port ofentry and, therefore, it ordered that he be deported on the frst aai$ab$etransportation to *ussia(The petitioner +as then under custody, he hain! been arrested on March 14, 19'4( -n 6ctober 19'4 after repeated fai$ures to ship this deportee abroad, the authoritiesremoed him to Bi$ibid 0rison at Muntin!$upa +here he has been confned up to thepresent time, inasmuch as the "ommissioner of -mmi!ration be$iees it is for the bestinterestsof thecountryto2eephimunder detention+hi$earran!ementsfor hisdeparture are bein! made()6ert+o years hain!e$apsed since the decisionaforesaid +as promu$!ated,the7oernment has not found +ays and means of remoin! the petitioner out of thecountry, and none are in si!ht, a$thou!h, it shou$d be said in justice to thedeportation authorities, it +as throu!h no fau$t of theirs that no ship or country +ou$dta2e the petitioner(RULING: The protection a!ainst depriation of $iberty +ithout due process of $a+ and e8ceptfor crimes committed a!ainst the $a+s of the $and is not $imited to 0hi$ippine citi9ensbut e8tends to a$$ residents, e8cept enemy a$iens, re!ard$ess of nationa$ity(Moreoer,byits"onstitution:/rt(--, Sec(%;the0hi$ippines)adoptsthe!enera$$yacceptedprincip$esof internationa$ $a+aspart of the$a+of