Although McGranery told the press that he had "a pretty good case against Chaplin", Maland has concluded, on the basis of the FBI files that were released in the 1980s, that the US government had no real evidence to prevent Chaplin's re-entry.
Meskipun McGranery berkata kepada pers bahwa ia telah memiliki "sebuah kasus yang baik melawan Chaplin", Maland menyangkalnya, atas dasar berkas-berkas FBI yang dirilis pada 1980-an, bahwa pemerintah AS tak memiliki bukti sebenarnya untuk menghalang-halangi masuknya lagi Chaplin.