CRIMINAL ALIEN PROGRAM (THE SPECIAL DEPORTATION HEARING PROGRAM) AT THE DOWNSTATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY JULY 1986- JANUARY 1992

• NCJ Number: 142826
• Author(s): D D Clark
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 11 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; New York State Dept of Correctional Services; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Since July 1986, New York State's Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) has been cooperating with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to initiate deportation proceedings against incarcerated aliens.

Abstract

The joint effort has resulted in the development of a model program called the Criminal Alien Program (CAP). Under the CAP, EOIR assigns administrative judges to hear deportation cases prepared by INS attorneys. Between July 1986 and March 1991, these deportation proceedings were conducted for one week every other month at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, New York. Between April 1991 and January 1992, the schedule of deportation hearings was expanded to one week every month at the Downstate Correctional Facility to handle the increasing number of cases. Deportation hearings were held for 1,373 foreign-born inmates between July 1986 and January 1992. Of the 1,373 inmates, 961 were discharged from DOCS custody, while 412 remained in DOCS custody as of January 1992. Of the 961 inmates discharged from DOCS custody, 657 (68 percent) received deportation orders, while 293 (30 percent) did not have their case decided at the time of release. Deportation proceedings were terminated for 11 inmates prior to their release. Based on the CAP's successful operation, EOIR requested DOCS cooperation in expanding the process to additional hearing sites in 1992. 6 tables