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NY 100-161445 ‘ "Accompanied by Toronto lawyer TAN-SCOIT, HOFFMAN i arrived at Toronto International Airport Wednesday. Five 4 nours later, he was headed back to New York City aboard an ; American Adylines Plight. (0) P “SCOTT, a specialists in immigration cases, said i he had never had a case where the visitor had been refused admittance. He immediately filed an appeal with the Immigration Department's appeals board and served request for bail to the board to allow HOFFMAN to remain in Canada while waiting for his appeal to come up. (.» ee a ee r { Df "'T guess someone in immigration decided that they fe! didn't want the appeals board to make the decision about ~~ bail,! said SCOTT, He referred to the hearing as ‘an example of overkill. They just bundled him up and put him ona plane. t te) t oe bee ; "SCOTT quoted the specia? inquiry officer of the bad Immigration Department as stating 'HOFFMAN had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude! and this was tne reason he was refused admittance. (4) ee "HOFFMAN had attempted to enter Canada last January 13 aa at Buffalo's Peace Bridge border crossing but was turned back an after a three hour detention. On both occasions, HOFFMAN was attempting to appear on the television program, ‘Under Attack. "Yi. ) B. Europe (x) On March 12, 1971, AUSA JAMES BREEN, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, advised that on March ll, 1971, counsel for HOFFMAN had filed a motion with the USCA, Seventh Circuit, Chicago. The motion had requested permission from the Eb USCA for HOFFMAN to travel to Paris, France, from on,or about bal March 14, 1971, through on or about March 17, 1971. (+) According to this motion, HOFFMAN indicated as the purpose of this travel an effort to arrange for a French publisher of his books. He had no Paris residence accommoda- tions as of the date the motion was filed, He advised, however, /..) -17-