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Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Exclusion and Deportation files at the National Archives Zack Wilske deportation files (1893 1950) now in the Do you have an immigrant ancestor who was held on Ellis Island? An old family

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Do you have an immigrant ancestor who was held on Ellis Island? An old family story about a relative who was “sent back to the old country?” If so, there may be a record in the Archives. This presentation will use case study examples to introduce family historians to INS exclusion and

Zack Wilske Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Exclusion and Deportation files at the National Archives

deportation files (1893–1950) now in the National Archives. Viewers will hear tips for determining if a record may exist, learn the best ways to search for exclusion and deportation files, and see sample files from immigrants eventually admitted, excluded,

  • r deported.

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Zack Wilske is Historian for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). His research interests include the history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the development of federal immigration and nationality policies, and the uses of INS records for historians and genealogists.

Zack Wilske

Historian U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Zack Wilske USCIS History Office

INS Exclusion and Deportation Files at the National Archives

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Important Things to know: Definitions:

Exclusion is the refusal of admission by a Board of Special Inquiry at a port of entry Deportation is the removal of an alien already in the United States

Not all deportation and exclusion records survive. If the event occurred after 1892 there is a chance records may still exist:

  • Exclusion files exist only for cases appealed to INS headquarters in

Washington, DC (a small percentage).

  • Deportation files exist for warrants issued between 1903 and 1944
  • Exclusion and Deportation files may have been consolidated into

another INS files

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Important Things to know: The files discussed today are part of: Record Group 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (RG 85) Entry 9, Immigration Policy and Correspondence files (1906-1956)

(NARA ARC Identifier 559947 / MLR Number A1, 323, A1, 9-A )

Location: National Archives (NARA), Washington, DC Two Finding Aids: Subject Index to Correspondence and Case Files of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (NARA microfilm # T-458) now on ancestry.com. USCIS Genealogy Program Index Search Request

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Subject Index to INS Correspondence and Case Files National Archives Microfilm Publication T458 Over 200,000 index cards on film

Card Date Card Subject File Numbers File Subjects

While it includes names, the index is a subject index, meaning not all names are included, e.g. “Finnish seamen”

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Ancestry.com has digitized the Subject Index and keyed the names, making it name searchable for entries with names. Not all names appear in the Subject Index

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USCIS Genealogy Program Index Search

The USCIS Genealogy Program maintains a name index to historical immigration records, including the case and correspondence files at the National Archives (Entry 9 of RG 85). The USCIS Name Index includes many names not found in the Subject Index on ancestry.com. Researchers who believe an exclusion or deportation file exists for an immigrant should first search the subject index and, if no results, request a USCIS Genealogy Program Index Search.

  • $20.00 Fee for each person searched
  • Results include all historical INS record citations:

Naturalization Certificate Files, 1906-1956 Alien Registration Records, 1940-1944 Visa files, 1924-1944 Additional files…

  • Subject of search must be deceased

www.uscis.gov/genealogy

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Clues that an exclusion file may exist:

S.I. Notation or X in left-hand column of the manifest = Board of Special Inquiry Hearing (BSI Hearing)

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Clues that an exclusion file may exist: BSI list at end of manifest, especially NYC lists

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Results from Subject Index on ancestry.com Manifest notations do not exist for exclusion files. No system of notations for deportations.

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Bertha Wertheimer Arrived at New York, August 1947 S.S. Ciudad De Sevilla

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Bertha Wertheimer Arrived at New York, August 1941 S.S. Ciudad De Sevilla – BSI List Meals Departmental Decisions Notes on cause of hearing

X

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T-458 Index

  • n Microfilm

“VESSELS BY NAME”  Name of Ship Date of Arrival OR Name Search

  • n

ancestry.com

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Bertha Wertheimer File 56088/958 Exclusion Appeal File BSI Hearing – visa expired while waiting to ship

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Bertha Wertheimer Exclusion Appeal File

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Bertha Wertheimer

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Bertha Wertheimer Exclusion Appeal File

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Bertha Wertheimer Exclusion Appeal File

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Bertha Wertheimer USCIS Genealogy Program Index Search will return citation for the Exclusion Appeal File, plus any others related to Bertha.

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Alfredo Corredori Arrived Baltimore, January 8, 1920

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Ancestry.com = No Results USCIS Index Search Returns Citation for Correspondence File (www.uscis.gov/genealogy)

X

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Alfredo Corredori Exclusion Appeal File BSI Hearing Transcript

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APPEAL = CORRESPONDENCE WITH INS HQ

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Testimony of Relatives (Brother-in-Law)

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Records Request for Carlo Malini’s C-File (C-106139) (not part of Alfredo’s file)

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Appeal

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State Department does not agree that Alfredo should stay in U.S.

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Report of Deportation

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Alfredo does make it back to U.S.: Index entry showing 1947 Naturalization (USCIS Index Search results would include this file)

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Carpathia Manifest Entry, April 1912

Edward Dorkings Correspondence File

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Entry at Blaine, MN, October, 1912 Manifest Index Card, Hawaii 1927

Edward Dorkings

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Outgoing Passenger Manifest, Honolulu

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USCIS Genealogy Program Index Search Result Immigration Service Correspondence File 55579/209, 1927 Ancestry.com searchable index = no results

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BSI Hearing Transcript

Edward Dorkings

Exclusion Appeal File

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BSI Hearing Transcript

“We got to drinking up and the next thing I knew I woke up and found myself on the ship out to sea.” Edward Dorkings

Exclusion Appeal File

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Execution of Deportation, 1927

Edward Dorkings

Exclusion Appeal File

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Outgoing Passenger Manifest, Honolulu

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UK, incoming manifest, August 24, 1927 List of crew signing on in Port Isabel, Texas, September 16, 1929

Edward Dorkings

Later Manifests (not in INS deportation file)

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Residing in the National Home for Disabled Vets, Los Angeles,1933

Edward Dorkings

Veteran’s Home Record (not in INS file)

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USCIS Index Search also returns citation for Alien Registration Form (1940)

Edward Dorkings

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Frank Lefebvre Deportation File 1912 newspaper article suggest that Frank Lefebvre and son Jules Lefebvre were deported.

Evening times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, August 08, 1912

Ancestry.com = No Matches

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Frank Lefebvre Deportation File USCIS Index Search returns same file number for both Frank and Jules (son). Note: The USCIS Index Search is a request to search for a single person. The above results would have required two requests.

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Frank Lefebvre Deportation File Letter from Immigration Service Inspector at Centerville, Iowa to Immigration Service HQ, re: Frank Lefebvre, July 13, 1912. Lefebvre is applying for relief money for families of Titanic disaster survivors – his wife and four children were aboard and perished, but his story raises suspicions. Investigation reveals LeFebvre that traveled to U.S. under an assumed name with another woman posing as his wife.

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Frank Lefebvre Deportation File Warrant of Arrest

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Frank Lefebvre Deportation File Interview with Martha DuPont

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Frank Lefebvre Report of Findings to Immigration Service HQ

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Frank Lefebvre Certificate of Arrival showing arrival under assumed name

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Frank Lefebvre Warrant of Deportation showing cause for removal:

  • Procuring a woman for

immoral purposes

  • likely to become a public

charge,

  • entrance without

inspection.

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Frank Lefebvre Additional Correspondence: Red Cross enquires about Lefebvre’s status.

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Frank Lefebvre Execution of Deportation, July 31, 1912

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Arrival as “Henri Dumortier,” March 1911 aboard the S.S. Mauretania

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Who Should Request an Index Search?

DO YOU HAVE THE FILE NUMBER?

No – You need an Index Search Yes – You may request the specific file

directly from USCIS or NARA, depending on record type.

However, if you would like to know if additional files exist you may wish to submit an index request

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Requesting an INDEX SEARCH

Name:

Required to search the index. In addition to the primary name, provide any known alias, alternate spelling, maiden name, nickname, etc.

Date of Birth:

Required to search the index. Provide at least a year, and indicate if it is an approximation.

Country of Birth:

Required to search the index. Provide at least the country. If old country boundaries changed, provide alternate country names. Province, town or village name may be useful.

Arrival Information:

Helpful when searching for Visa Files and Alien Registration Records. Provide at least a year, and indicate if it is an approximation.

Naturalization Information:

Helpful in identifying C-Files. If known, provide the court name and date of naturalization.

Additional Information:

Additional information may be helpful depending on the date and type of record. Among useful facts are names of parents and children, marriage date, military service, or dates and places of residence in the U.S. For example, several Jacob Cohens born 1882 may have naturalized in 1912. Was yours the one who lived in New York City, in Boston, or in Denver?

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The More information you provide the Better the Results

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www.uscis.gov/genealogy

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http://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/genealogy-notebook

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Presenter didn’t get to your question?

You may email us at inquire@nara.gov

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