James M. Blume
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 110
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The Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 was enacted Sep. 30, 1996. This report addresses (1) how the expedited removal process & INS procedures to implement it are different from the process & procedures used to exclude aliens before the 1996 Act; (2) the implementation & results of the process for making credible fear determinations during the 7 months following April 1, 1997; & (3) the mechanisms that INS established to monitor expedited removals & credible fear determinations & to further improve these processes. Charts & tables.