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Illegal Aliens: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Expedited Removal Process

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 1, 2000
Report No. GGD-00-176
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Summary:

In fiscal year 1999, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) inspectors generally complied with the requirements of the expedited removal process, whereby aliens who have made false representations about themselves or who do not have visas or passports are removed from the United States. In the Los Angeles, Miami, and New York asylum offices, all cases concerning credible fear of persecution or torture were documented appropriately. In cases where aliens wished to withdraw a claim of fear of persecution or torture, they did not have to cite a reason for recanting until July 2000, when, after discussions with GAO, reason for recanting became a requirement. According to GAO's survey, an estimated 78 percent of the aliens determined to have a credible fear of persecution or torture were released from detention.

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