Ms. Holtzman probably knows better than I. from her firsthand observation. what is actually happening there. For the benefit of the committee. we have detailed 100 border patrolmen Into the Key West area. We are screening persons as they come off the boat as well as we can as to whether they have a criminal record. We have sent in. are sending in. some 15 vans and 35 sedans and will segregate those persons who seem to be criminals from the rest of the population coming over on boats. and will then transport them up to Miami for separate processing. I have asked that those persons who are being held on account of their being excludable under the immigration laws for criminal recordsI have asked that I get a detailed report on each individual. We certainly do not want to be in the position of holding persons who have a criminal record if its a political crime such as speaking against the state or perhaps getting extra food or something like that. We dont want to be in that posture.
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