Mr. Speaker. the average citizen is unaware of the timeconsuming. laborious process that must be completed before an illegal alien can be deported. We have no Ellis Island now in which these people can be held pending disposition of their cases. Instead. there is a threestep procedure involving hearing officers. a board of appeals and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Theoretically. a case can even go to the Supreme Court. This intricate procedure. which adds to the burden of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and further clogs court dockets. starts when an alien is determined to be deportable. He is usually given 30 days to leave voluntarily. At the end of this period. if he has failed to depart. an order to show cause is issued by the district director of his area.
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