The Nation - News from July 3, 1985
Accused Nazi war criminal Konrads Kalejs was released from a Miami detention camp after $750,000 bond was posted for him, apparently by friends or relatives in Chicago, immigration officials said. Kalejs, 72, is accused of participating in the extermination of thousands of Jews in World War II. He allegedly commanded the Arajs Commando, a volunteer unit of Latvian auxiliary policemen that acted as a mobile execution squad for the Nazis. A hearing to deport Kalejs to Australia, where he holds citizenship, is set for Sept. 30.
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