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The Chinese Confession Program begins in the U.S.

1956

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The program is run by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and focuses on obtaining confessions of "illegal" entry from Chinese-American citizens, residents of Chinese descent, and those who are first-generation immigrants. It is the last remaining vestige of the Chinese Exclusion Act.