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TITLE 8: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 12: IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
SUBCHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1101: Definitions
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- S. 482: A bill for the relief of Charles Nyaga.
- H.R. 757: To allow United States nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba, and for other purposes.
- S. 314: A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.
- S. 688: A bill for the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 613: A bill to enhance the overseas stabilization and reconstruction capabilities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1118: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to enhance criminal penalties for drug trafficking offenses relating to distribution of heroin, marihuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1401: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1071: To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1397: To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud.
- S. 421: A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang.
- H.R. 424: To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
- H.R. 1026: To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 68: A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- S. 416: A bill for the relief of Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop.
- S. 417: A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1358: To create a new nonimmigrant visa category for registered nurses, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 120: ICARE Act
- S. 204: A bill for the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis.
- H.R. 1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
- H.R. 508: To require United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1084: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to build operational readiness in civilian agencies, and for other purposes.
- S. 656: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.
- H.R. 133: Citizenship Reform Act of 2007
- S. 501: A bill to the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julia Ilkova Ivanova.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 9: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
- S. 419: A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola.
- H.R. 773: To reduce and prevent the sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes.
- S. 276: A bill to strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for other purposes.
SECTION 1103: Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary,
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SECTION 1104: Powers and duties of Secretary of State
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SUBCHAPTER II: IMMIGRATION
PART I: Selection System
SECTION 1151: Worldwide level of immigration
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- H.R. 546: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 417: A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico.
- S. 313: A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- S. 646: A bill to increase the nursing workforce.
- S. 209: A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 660: A bill for the relief of Majan Jean.
- S. 210: A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj.
- H.R. 1287: To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
- S. 418: A bill for the relief of Shigeru Yamada.
- H.R. 1430: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
- S. 671: A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
- S. 603: A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.
- S. 213: A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani.
- S. 78: A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 212: A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.
- S. 483: A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.
- S. 420: A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats.
- S. 208: A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad.
SECTION 1152: Numerical limitations on individual foreign states
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- H.R. 546: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 313: A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 501: A bill to the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julia Ilkova Ivanova.
- S. 603: A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.
- S. 646: A bill to increase the nursing workforce.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 688: A bill for the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 660: A bill for the relief of Majan Jean.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
SECTION 1153: Allocation of immigrant visas
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- H.R. 850: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a procedure for determining whether individuals who are not authorized to be employed in the United States are so employed.
- H.R. 546: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 417: A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico.
- S. 313: A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- H.R. 1430: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
- S. 213: A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani.
- S. 212: A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.
- S. 209: A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.
- S. 68: A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
- S. 483: A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.
- S. 660: A bill for the relief of Majan Jean.
- S. 210: A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj.
- S. 208: A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad.
SECTION 1154: Procedure for granting immigrant status
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- H.R. 546: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1430: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
- H.R. 78: American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2006
- S. 646: A bill to increase the nursing workforce.
- H.R. 120: ICARE Act
- H.R. 350: Sex Offender Visa Loophole Elimination Act of 2007
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- S. 660: A bill for the relief of Majan Jean.
SECTION 1157: Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency
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- H.J.Res. 20: Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1158: Asylum
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
PART II: Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens
SECTION 1181: Admission of immigrants into the United States
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SECTION 1182: Inadmissible aliens
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- S. 774: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1358: To create a new nonimmigrant visa category for registered nurses, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 120: ICARE Act
- H.R. 1061: To implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.
- H.R. 1275: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
- H.R. 1071: To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 656: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.
- S.Con.Res. 11: A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards.
- H.R. 1026: To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
- H.R. 305: To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1221: To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.
- S. 328: A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
SECTION 1183: Admission of aliens on giving bond or undertaking;
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SECTION 1184: Admission of nonimmigrants
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- S. 422: A bill to authorize any alien who has been issued a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card to be temporarily admitted into the United States upon successfully completing a background check.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 702: To authorize any alien who has been issued a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card to be temporarily admitted into the United States upon successfully completing a background check.
- H.R. 78: American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2006
- H.R. 147: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
- H.R. 1358: To create a new nonimmigrant visa category for registered nurses, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 888: To provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors.
- H.R. 120: ICARE Act
- H.R. 350: Sex Offender Visa Loophole Elimination Act of 2007
- H.R. 1312: To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability.
SECTION 1185: Travel control of citizens and aliens
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- H.R. 1061: To implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.
- S. 4: Improving America's Security Act of 2007
- S. 328: A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
SECTION 1186: Transferred
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1187: Visa waiver program for certain visitors
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- S. 342: A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes.
- S. 4: Improving America's Security Act of 2007
- H.R. 1465: To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1543: To expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1342: To suspend the visa waiver program until certain entry-exit control requirements are met, and for other purposes.
- S. 653: A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes.
- S. 328: A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
- H.R. 561: Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act
SECTION 1189: Designation of foreign terrorist organizations
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- H.R. 1400: To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1324: To urge the Secretary of State to designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization.
PART III: Issuance of Entry Documents
PART IV: Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal
SECTION 1221: Lists of alien and citizen passengers arriving and
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- H.R. 1061: To implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.
- H.R. 1342: To suspend the visa waiver program until certain entry-exit control requirements are met, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1225: Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1226: Apprehension and detention of aliens
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- H.R. 1355: To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- S. 850: A bill to improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1227: Deportable aliens
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- H.R. 1071: To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 774: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1355: To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1275: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- S. 850: A bill to improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1221: To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1228: Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing
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SECTION 1229: Initiation of removal proceedings
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- S. 656: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.
- H.R. 1071: To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 774: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 213: To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed from the United States.
- H.R. 132: To impose a criminal penalty on an alien who fails voluntarily to depart the United States after securing permission to do so, or who unlawfully returns to the United States after voluntarily departing.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1275: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- S. 483: A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.
- H.R. 1221: To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1176: To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
SECTION 1231: Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed
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- H.R. 1355: To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- S. 850: A bill to improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1352: To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1512: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
PART V: Adjustment and Change of Status
SECTION 1252: Judicial review of orders of removal
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- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
SECTION 1253: Penalties related to removal
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- H.R. 131: To impose a mandatory minimum sentence on a deportable alien who fails to depart or fails to attend a removal proceeding.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1254: Repealed. Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, Sec.
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 522: Haitian Protection Act of 2007
SECTION 1255: Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person
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- S. 416: A bill for the relief of Denes Fulop and Gyorgyi Fulop.
- H.R. 546: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 417: A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico.
- S. 313: A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
- S. 482: A bill for the relief of Charles Nyaga.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 454: To amend the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998.
- S. 314: A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.
- S. 209: A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.
- H.J.Res. 20: Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 660: A bill for the relief of Majan Jean.
- S. 210: A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj.
- S. 844: A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
- S. 656: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.
- S. 421: A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang.
- S. 418: A bill for the relief of Shigeru Yamada.
- H.R. 424: To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
- S. 603: A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.
- S. 213: A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani.
- S. 615: A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 212: A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.
- S. 483: A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.
- S. 420: A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats.
- S. 208: A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad.
- S. 419: A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy Jael Arreola.
SECTION 1259: Record of admission for permanent residence in the case
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PART VI: Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen
PART VII: Registration of Aliens
SECTION 1302: Registration of aliens
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SECTION 1304: Forms for registration and fingerprinting
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SECTION 1305: Notices of change of address
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SECTION 1306: Penalties
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PART VIII: General Penalty Provisions
SECTION 1324: Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
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- H.R. 138: Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act
- S. 447: A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal law.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 98: Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007
- S. 276: A bill to strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
SECTION 1325: Improper entry by alien
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- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- S. 456: A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1326: Reentry of removed aliens
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- H.R. 26: Criminal Alien Accountability Act
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- S. 456: A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1327: Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter
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PART IX: Miscellaneous
SECTION 1356: Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of
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- H.R. 1379: To assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
- S. 795: A bill to assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1061: To implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.
SECTION 1357: Powers of immigration officers and employees
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- H.R. 1355: To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- S. 850: A bill to improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1360: Establishment of central file; information from other
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SECTION 1362: Right to counsel
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SECTION 1365: Reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating
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- H.R. 1: Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1372: Program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant
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SECTION 1373: Communication between government agencies and the
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- H.R. 842: To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SUBCHAPTER III: NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION
PART I: Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization
SECTION 1401: Nationals and citizens of United States at birth
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- S. 774: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 133: Citizenship Reform Act of 2007
- H.R. 1221: To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.
SECTION 1409: Children born out of wedlock
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PART II: Nationality Through Naturalization
SECTION 1421: Naturalization authority
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SECTION 1423: Requirements as to understanding the English language,
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- H.R. 1379: To assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
- S. 795: A bill to assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1426: Citizenship denied alien relieved of service in Armed
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SECTION 1427: Requirements of naturalization
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1429: Prerequisite to naturalization; burden of proof
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- S. 330: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 750: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1430: Married persons and employees of certain nonprofit
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SECTION 1431: Children born outside the United States and residing
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SECTION 1440: Naturalization through active-duty service in the Armed
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- S. 671: A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
- H.R. 1287: To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
SECTION 1445: Application for naturalization; declaration of intention
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SECTION 1447: Hearings on denials of applications for naturalization
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PART III: Loss of Nationality
SECTION 1481: Loss of nationality by native-born or naturalized
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PART IV: Miscellaneous
SECTION 1501: Certificate of diplomatic or consular officer of United
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SUBCHAPTER IV: REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
SECTION 1521: Office of Refugee Resettlement; establishment;
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SECTION 1522: Authorization for programs for domestic resettlement of
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CHAPTER 14: RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS
SUBCHAPTER I: ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS
SECTION 1612: Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain
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SECTION 1613: Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for
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- S. 237: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- S. 340: A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
- H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
SUBCHAPTER II: ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS
SECTION 1621: Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants
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SECTION 1623: Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of
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- S. 774: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1275: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
SUBCHAPTER IV: GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1641: Definitions
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SECTION 1642: Verification of eligibility for Federal public benefits
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SECTION 1644: Communication between State and local government
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CHAPTER 15: ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM
SUBCHAPTER III: VISA ISSUANCE
SECTION 1732: Machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit
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