Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 53 (2021) Ghosts in America: Working Towards Building a Legal Framework for Stateless Individuals in the United States circumstances, the prospect of deportation exacerbates feelings of anxiety and despair. 374 The need for release from these psychological, emotional, and mental pressures are impeded by the perpetual check-in requirements associated with order of supervision requirements and time spent in detention while waiting for the United States government to exhaust its attempts to deport. 375 One practical change that the United States can implement is reducing the need for order of supervision check-ins from once every few months to once a year. This change is practical in two ways. One, there is no need for new legislation. INA Section 241(a)(3), gives DHS the discretion to release an alien under orders of supervision. 376 Further, there are already regulations in place that give the DHS the discretion to determine how often the alien must report to an immigration officer. 377 Two, this reduction complies with existing ICE policy, which requires all aliens released from ICE custody into the United States to report to ICE at least once a year; so, there is no need to wait for changes in ICE policy. 378 The second practical change that the United States can implement is releasing all stateless detainees. This recommendation is practical because it also does not require new law. The INA authorizes DHS to arrest, detain, remove, or release foreign nationals subject to removal. 379 3) Economic Stability Due to their lack of identifying documents, many stateless persons cannot obtain loans, credit cards, or basic bank accounts.380 To financially support themselves, they need to work. To work as a foreign national, they need work authorization. 381 INA Section 241.5(b) states that the immigration officer may, in his or her discretion, grant employment authorization to the alien if the alien cannot be removed in a timely manner (e.g., because of the refusal of the country of removal to accept the alien), or the alien’s removal is “impracticable or 374. Id. 375. See id. at 72. 376. HILLEL R. SMITH, CONG. RSCH. SERV., IMMIGRATION DETENTION: A LEGAL OVERVIEW (2019). See Immigration and Nationality Act §241(a), 8 U.S.C. 1231 (2020). 377. See SMITH, supra note 376. 378. AUDREY SINGER, CONG. RSCH. SERV., IMMIGRATION: ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION (ATD) PROGRAMS 5 (2019). 379. Id. at 7. 380. KERWIN ET AL., supra note 183, at 71. 381. Id. at 200. 398