Granted "voluntary departure." the Mexican is given a card bearing a green stamp that authorizes him to work until he leaves. This amounts to permitting him to stay in the country until he can acquire a wife or family or job skills that would entitled him to remain in the country under existing law and court rulings. The same order also called for release of aliens held in jails for deportation because of the costs incurred. In a subsequent August 30 letter to police officials. Donald T. Williams. acting district director in Los Angeles. said that: Because of the shortage of funds we will no longer be able to authorize the booking of deportable aliens at Orange County or Los Angeles County jails. nor in any other facility which would result in detention expenses to us. except when approved in writing by this service. This condition will exist until further notice. Similar letters went to police authorities throughout the Nation. In Boston. police subsequently released eight aliens being held for deportation. one of whom had been convicted of armed robbery. Another had been arrested during a narcotics raid. An alien convicted of a felony such as armed robbery often receives only a suspended sentence because he can be deported. In this instance. and possibly in many others. a shortage of money with which to carry out the law seems to be having the effect of circumventing justice.
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