NEW GOVT,RULES SAY IRANIANS MUST POST BONDS - Editor's Note and Index

Sep 29, 2026

A campus newspaper packet dated December 2, 1980 reports U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service guidelines requiring Iranian students charged with illegal presence to post bonds ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. The story details how bond money is returned upon compliance, discusses claims from lawyer and critics about harm to poor students and added procedures, and summarizes the broader context of the “Iranian Student Project.” An editor’s note explains upcoming CPS holiday scheduling changes.

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NEW GOVT,RULES SAY IRANIANS MUST POST BONDS

Editor's Note and Index

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1140 Delaware Street Suite 3 SECOND CLASS POSTAGEPAID AT DENVER,COLORADO Srap581Serials ProcessingUaiversity Mierori1ng300 North Zeeb RoadArn Arbor,MI48106 NewspaperPlease Rush GraphicS December 2,1980 "FINALLY!MY TURN AT THe TLLeR!" ROR wAME sueCADeIE College Press Service A margin is provided on the left-hand side o the copy for editing marks.Word counts are approximate.Body copy is set at a maximum 70spaces per lineNewspapers subscribing to CPS areentite to the full use of the contentsin this packet.Editors are encouraged to edit the copy tofit theirneeds.However.we ask that CPS be credited when credit is due. Editor's Note A note on holiday scheduling:After this release,you will be receiving fourmore CPS packets during the 1980 calender year,the last one dated December 18.At that point we,like you,plan to experiment with a new process called sleep.But we'll be back --well-rested and with newly-pressed alligator shirts --toyou with the Jan.12,1981 packet.It'll be two packets a week again after that. Index THE FEDS TRY CHARGING IRANIAN STUDENTS MONEY,Frustrated by the "little progress"inits program to deport out-of-status Iranian students here,the INS has issued newguidelines forcing arrested Iranians to post bond.But a critic says the guidelineswill only hurt poor students(440 words)PG.1 MISSOURI RELIGIOUS GROUP WINS RIGHT TO RETURN TO CANPUS,The Univ.of Missouri-KansasCity lost its effort to keep a student religious group off its campus,on the groundsits precenses would blur the separation of church and state.The case is expected tohave national repercussions(924 words)PG.3 NAME GAMES IN VIRGINIA,Colleges will try just about anything to sell themselves toprospective students(784 words)PG.5 # NEW GOVT,RULES SAY IRANIANS MUST POST BONDS by Helen Cordes WASHINGION,D.C.(CPS)--Iranian students charged with being in this country illegallynow have to post anywhere from $1000 to $10,000 bonds,according to new U.S.Immigrationand Naturalization Service(INS)guidelines designed to improve the deportation rateof the agency's latest crackdown on Iranians. More on next page Continued from previous page The new requirement --spelled out in a telegram sent to all INS field officersthat told them to make the "Iranian Student Project"their top priority --says themoney will be returned to the students on proof of their compliance with immigrationcourt rulings.Students who can't pay the bond are being jailed either until they finallypost the money,or "until they're ready to depart,"explains the INS'Janet Graham. "It's a typical example of an INS policy adopted without regard to the consequences,"complains Washington,D.C.lawyer Michael Maggio,who represents many Iranian studentsduring deportation hearings. "First of all,they single out Iranians out of all national groups,"he points out."Second,since the bonds are so high --try to imagine a student coming up with fouror five grand --all that happens is that rich students buy time for more hearings andthe poor ones stay in jail." The INS says nine Iranian students have been jailed so far,and though the agencyhas no official figures on how many have had to post bond money,others peg the figureat "a few hundred." The INS'Graham characterized the new rules as the most stringent since the projectwas begun in November,1979,in the wake of the seizure of the American embassy in Teheran. In retaliation for the takeover,President Carter ordered all Iranian students inthe United States,a population of about 60,000 people,to report to their INS officesto verify their status. Since then,the INS has identified roughly one-seventh of the students as "out ofstatus."It has deported only 478 students,however,while over 4000 have failed to appearfor deportation hearings or to leave when ordered. The INS directive disparaged the "little progress"made so far.Graham says "thebond insures(students)will comply with our rules.The larger the amount,the betterthe guar

FAQs

What new requirement did the INS introduce for Iranian students?

Iranian students charged as being in the country illegally must post bonds ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 under new INS guidelines.

How do critics argue the bond policy affects students differently?

Critics say the high bond amounts will mainly harm poor students, while richer students can buy time for more hearings.

What does the editor’s note say about future CPS packets around the holidays?

It explains that after this release, CPS will send four more packets during 1980, with the last dated December 18, followed by a return to two packets per week after experimenting with a new process.

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