Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards, 1945-1952
This collection contains applications for border crossing identification cards for non-resident aliens created at El Paso, Texas, 1945-1952. It corresponds with NARA series M1756. Card manifests (INS Form I-190) are mainly arranged alphabetically by surname, then first name and include such information as the aliens name, address, date and place of birth, sex, marital status, occupation, nationality, etc. Some cards may also have a fingerprint and photograph.
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Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains applications for border crossing identification cards for non-resident aliens created at El Paso, Texas, 1945-1952. It corresponds with NARA series M1756. Card manifests (INS Form I-190) are mainly arranged alphabetically by surname, then first name and include such information as the aliens name, address, date and place of birth, sex, marital status, occupation, nationality, etc. Some cards may also have a fingerprint and photograph. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Age
- Birth year
- Birthplace
- Name
- Gender
- Marital status
- Occupation
- Read, write
- Nationality
- Physical descriptions
- Residence
- Passport number, issued date, by whom, valid
- Purpose of coming to the country
Collection Content
Sample Images
1952 Border crossing application (front)
1952 Border crossing application (back)
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Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards - Inventory
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards, 1945-1952." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 22 April 2025. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1756. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
