SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS JULY 12, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. WALTER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. Con. Res. 29) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Con. Res. 29) favoring the suspension of deportation of certain aliens, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the resolution do pass. PURPOSE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The purpose of the concurrent resolution is to record congressional approval, in accordance with Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress, of suspension of deportation in certain cases in which the Attorney General has suspended deportation for more than 6 months. GENERAL INFORMATION Since 1940 and prior to July 1, 1948. the law (sec. 19 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended) provided in substance that the Attorney General may suspend deportation and adjust the immigration status in the United States of certain deportable aliens. Under this provision of the law aliens subject to deportation on the so-called technical charges may have their deportation suspended for 6 months if they are persons of good moral character and if their deportation would result in a serious economic detriment to a citizen of the United States or legally resident alien. who is the spouse, parent, or minor child of such deportable aliens. This privilege does not run in favor of persons subject to deportation for the serious causes such as on the ground of being a political undesirable. a narcotic-law violator, a criminal, an immoral person, etc. Since 1940, such suspensions of deportation accorded by the Attorney General were subject to review by the Congress. If within a designated period of time the Congress did not pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress did not favor the suspension of deportation, the suspension was final and the status of the alien involved was adjusted to that of a permanent resident. Since July 1, 1948, under the provisions of Public Law No. 863, Eightieth Congress (62 Stat. 1206, 8 U. S. C. 155 (c)), affirmative congressional action in each individual case is required before the suspension of deportation granted by the Attorney General could become final and the status of the alien could be adjusted to that of a permanent resident. It is the view of the Department of Justice that all cases which were pending before the Congress during the second session of the Eightieth Congress should be handled under the new procedure (affirmative action) prescribed in Public Law No. 863 of the Eightieth Congress. The 114 cases included in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 29) were among 118 cases which were referred to the Congress on April 1, 1948; 4 of the cases out of the 118 referred to the Congress on April 1, 1948, have not been recommended for favorable action by the Senate and upon additional examination, the committee does not recommend favorable action on them. In each case which is recommended for approval, a check has been made to determine whether or not the alien (a) has met the requirements of the law, (b) is of good moral character, and (c) is possessed of strong equities which would warrant the suspension of deportation. The committee, after consideration of all the facts in each case referred to in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 29), recommend that the concurrent resolution do pass. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS JULY 12, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. WALTER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. Con. Res. 31] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) favoring the suspension of deportation of certain aliens, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the resolution do pass. PURPOSE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The purpose of the concurrent resolution is to record congressional approval, in accordance with Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress, of suspension of deportation in certain cases in which the Attorney General has suspended deportation for more than 6 months. GENERAL INFORMATION Since 1940 and prior to July 1, 1948, the law (sec. 19 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended) provided in substance that the Attorney General may suspend deportation and adjust the immigration status in the United States of certain deportable aliens. Under this provision of the law aliens subject to deportation on the so-called technical charges may have their deportation suspended for 6 months if they are persons of good moral character and if their deportation would result in a serious economic detriment to a citizen of the United States or legally resident alien, who is the spouse, parent, or minor child of such deportable aliens. This privilege does not run in favor of persons subject to deportation for the serious causes such as on the ground of being a political undesirable, a narcotic-law violator, a criminal, an immoral person, and so forth. Since 1940, such suspensions of deportation accorded by the Attorney General were subject to review by the Congress. If within a designated period of time the Congress did not pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress did not favor the suspension of deportation, the suspension was final and the status of the alien involved was adjusted to that of a permanent resident. Since July 1, 1948, under the provisions of Public Law 863, Eightieth Congress (62 Stat. 1206; 8 U. S. C. 155 (c)), affirmative congressional action in each individual case is required before the suspension of deportation granted by the Attorney General could become final and the status of the alien could be adjusted to that of a permanent resident. It is the view of the Department of Justice that all cases which were pending before the Congress during the second session of the Eightieth Congress should be handled under the new procedure (affirmative action) prescribed in Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress. The 90 cases included in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) were among 107 cases which were referred to the Congress on April 15, 1948; 4 cases out of the 107 cases referred to the Congress on April 15, 1948, have been previously approved and they appear on Senate Concurrent Resolution 40, reported to the House on June 21, 1949; 3 cases were subsequently withdrawn by the Attorney General after additional evidence had been discovered which did not warrant the suspension of deportation; 10 cases have not been recommended for favorable action by the Senate and, upon additional examination, the committee does not recommend favorable action on them. In each case which is recommended for approval, a check has been made to determine whether or not the alien (a) has met the requirements of the law, (b) is of good moral character, and (c) is possessed of strong equities which would warrant the suspension of deportation. The committee, after consideration of all the facts in each case referred to in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) recommends that the concurrent resolution do pass. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS JULY 12, 1949.— Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered? to be printed Mr. WALTER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT To accompany S. Con. Res. 32) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Con. Res. 32) favoring the suspension of deportation of certain aliens, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the resolution do pass. PURPOSE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The purpose of the concurrent resolution is to record congressional approval, in accordance with Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress, of suspension of deportation in certain cases in which the Attorney General has suspended deportation for more than 6 months. GENERAL INFORMATION Since 1940 and prior to July 1, 1948, the law (sec. 19 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended) provided in substance that the Attorney General may suspend deportation and adjust the immigration status in the United States of certain deportable aliens. Under this provision of the law aliens subject to deportation on the so-called technical charges may have their deportation suspended for 6 months if they are persons of good moral character and if their deportation would result in a serious economic detriment to a citizen of the United States or legally resident alien, who is the spouse, parent, or minor child of such deportable aliens. This privilege does not run in favor of persons subject to deportation for the serious causes such as on the ground of being a political undesirable, a narcotic-law violator, a criminal, an immoral person, and so forth. Since 1940, such suspensions of deportation accorded by the Attorney General were subject to review by the Congress. If within a |