Hi,

I'm new to this forum and was drawn here trying to find an answer to my question about obtaining transcripts, if they still exist, from hearings for Ellis Island detainees. I can see on the passenger list that my great grandparents were detained and there are notations on the detainee list about the hearing dates, stenographer initials (almost illegible), and page numbers but I don't know where these would be located.

Detainees did not have hearings. You probably mean those held for Special Inquiry.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the SI transcripts have survived.