The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28
IN THE SERVICE
Foreigners Who Have Been in United
states Less Than Three Years and
Are Public Charges Are Sent Back
to Native Heath.

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ing data looking to the deportation Of
all aliens who have been in the United
States less than three years, and are
charges Of penal and charitable insti-
~tutions or r~eformatories. Mr.. Walker
expects to go to Red Lodge today to
investigate conditions along this line
and will return to Billings Monday
and continue his work here.
The deportation of aliens, who have
resided in this country less than three
years and are public charges, is done
in accordance with the immigration
laws and the work in every state in
the union was started March /. 1t is
expected that all of the data in every
county, to be used in the fnrtherance
Of the work, will be completed and
submitted to the bureau by May 81.
Subjects for Deportation.
Included in the aliens who are sub
ject to deportation are felons in state
penitentiaries, at the expiration of
their terms; insane persons in the
various asylums in each state, imme-
diately; prisoners in county and mu-
nicipal jails at the expiration of their
terms: charges of the county or char
table institutions, Immediately and
every foreign born person of either
sex, regardless Of age, who is a pub
lie charge and has been in the coun-
try less than three years.
In securing data to be used by the
immigration bureau for the deportar
ton Of these aliens, Mr.. Walker Sc.
cures, If possible, the steamship line
on which the alien came to America.
This is done because the immigration
law provides that the steamship COM
pany with whom the alien booked
passage, must return him to his ma
tive shore without charge. Unless the
name Of the steamship company is
ascertained the government is usually
compelled to bear this expense.
Work Not Completed.
As the work Of collecting data has
not been completed by Mr.. Walker in
Yellowstone county, it is not known
just how many foreigners are subject
to deportation. But SO far MI. Walk
er has ascertained that there are at
least two, one Of whom is confined
In the county jail serving out a SEN
tence for a misdemeanor.
Oficers Of the immigration bureau
in each district are detailed to accom-
pany the deported aliens back to their
native heaths or the ports Of entry.
Mr.. Walker has been in the immi-
grafton bureau for the past Is years
during which time he has travelled
from coast to coast more than Is times
and from the Canadian border to the
Mexican border as many more. For
some time he was stationed at var
ious ports on the north coast Of the
Pacific and until is months ago. when
he was transferred to the Montana
and Idaho district with headquarters
at Havre, he was IN inspector In Los
Angeles.
Wyoming inspected.
Since March 1, he has visited every
county in Wyoming in connection
with the work Of deporting aliens and
many counties in four additional
states.
He declares that more aliens are
depoter from communities in the west
where there are coal mines or public
works being constructed since there
there are more foreignes residing in
tthse communities.
At present Inspector Eby, who
makes his headquarters in Helena is
inspecting the state penitentiary, to
get data regarding the aliens subject
to deportation. who are confined in
that institution and 1t Is expected
that the state insane asylum will be
inspected next.
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