1.   Before the program aliens were sent to federal detention centers after serving their terms to await deportation hearings.

2.   Both state and federal officials were vague Monday about exactly how and when the aliens would be sent back to Colombia.

3.   If agents determine that the alien simply made a mistake or did not bring sufficient documentation, the alien can be sent home as before.

4.   Most illegal aliens are sent back to their country of origin on regularly scheduled planes or trains.

5.   The overcrowding is compounded by other provinces across Indonesia sending illegal aliens to the center because they do not have local facilities, Ghani explained.