COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PAT MCCARRAN, Nevada, Chairman HARLEY M. KILGORE, West Virginia JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington HERBERT R. O'CONOR, Maryland ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee WILLIS SMITH, North Carolina ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin J. G. SOURWINE, Counsel SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AND OTHER INTERNAL SECURITY LAWS Eugene M. Culp, investigator, New York district office, Immigration Stanley A. Diana, Chief of the Detention, Deportation and Parole 34 Edward L. Morel, Jr., investigator, New York district office, Immi- 11 C. Harold Pennington, Chief, Investigations Section, New York Thomas J. Philbin, investigator, New York district office, Immigration 17 Lee Shannon, investigator, Immigration and Naturalization Service - Alfred J. Urbano, investigator, New York district office, Immigration Louis Wienckowski, investigator, New York district office, Immigra- tion and Naturalization Service.. Wilfred W. Wiggins, Chief, Investigations Section, Enforcement Division, United States Immigration and Naturalization Service-- REPORT FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATING SUBVERSIVE AND ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES Hearings were held in executive session in Washington, D. C., and in New York City respecting subversive and illegal aliens in the United States. The testimony involved three phases of the problem and, accordingly, will be submitted in three parts, the second part being transmitted herewith. TESTIMONY Part 2 deals with problems arising in the administration of the immigration laws. The principal points in the testimony herewith transmitted of officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service are as follows: (1) There is a tremendous and progressively increasing number of cases of illegal aliens in the United States, including stowaways, deserting seamen, and smuggled aliens. These cases include militant Communists and a number of members of the criminal gang of the notorious Sicilian bandit chief, Salvatore Giuliano. (2) There are an estimated one quarter of a million illegal aliens in the area of New York City alone, but the Immigration and Naturalization Service, prior to the commencement of the subcommittee's investigation, prohibited free-lance investigations and confined its work exclusively to record entry cases. (3) Apprehensions of illegal entries on the Mexican border number over a half-million a year. (4) In 1948 an accumulated backlog of approximately 50,000 to 70,000 cases of illegal aliens in New York City were arbitrarily closed out with only cursory examination on orders of officials in the Department of Justice. (5) There are over 2,000 cases of aliens under investigation "looking toward possible deportation as subversives." (6) Approximately 1,200 displaced persons who have been admitted into the United States have warrants of arrest for deportation outstanding against them for fraud, or criminal or subversive activities. (7) The Internal Security Act of 1950, if enforced, would substantially strengthen the procedures for expulsion of subversive aliens. SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENTS The subcommittee condemns the practice of arbitrarily closing out cases of illegal aliens for the purpose of cleaning up an accumulated backlog or for any purpose. The subcommittee is pleased to report that after acquiring the information referred to in this report, the subcommittee directed the facts to the attention of the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who promptly detailed additional investigative personnel to the New York area for free-lance investigations, with significant results. The subcommittee is determined that, in the interest of the internal security of the United States, there shall be a vigorous, impartial enforcement of the immigration laws, and accordingly invites each employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to report to the subcommittee any instance coming to his attention of laxity in the enforcement of such laws or any other matter affecting the national security. The subcommittee is confident that the officers and employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, if encouraged to do so, will enforce the immigration laws without fear or favor. RECOMMENDATION The subcommittee recommends: That copies of this report be made available to all employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. HERBERT R. O'CONOR, Chairman. WILLIAM E. JENNER. |