I am the last person in the world who would do anything to destroy the philosophy underlying that type of review. What do we do in this act? Instead of destroying the Administrative Procedures Act. we undo what the Congress did in a deficiency appropriation bill several years ago when it legislated to overturn a decision of the Supreme Court. which ruled that the Administrative Procedures Act is applicable in deportation proceedings. We undo that. So here. instead of our destroying the Administrative Procedures Act. we actually see that it is reinstated In every instance. Do you remember Ellen Knauff? Do you remember that friendless little immigrant girl who sat on Ellis Island for nearly 3 years without anybody telling her why she was being detained? It was the Committee on the Judiciary who saw that that frightful injustice was corrected. and we have seen to it that that sort of thing cannot occur again. because under proper safeguards the Attorney General of the United States in a case of that kind is authorized to set up a hearing before the Board of Immigration Appeals so that when an alien is detained and cannot find out why all he needs to do under the provision of this law is to communicate to the Attorney General and he will then set up a hearing for that alien. The last grounds for opposition is stated to be these: By severely limiting the Attorney Generals discretion in deserving cases to suspend deportation and adjust status or readmit resident aliens after a temporary absence. H. R. 5678 would work unnecessary hardship upon American citizens and impede foreign travel by representatives of American organizations. including labor unions.
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