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Subchapter V · ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL PROCEDURES

Contents (7)

Section 1531Definitions
Section 1532Establishment of removal court
Section 1533Removal court procedure
Section 1534Removal hearing
Section 1535Appeals
Section 1536Custody and release pending removal hearing
Section 1537Custody and release after removal hearing

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Asylum and Refugee Law Citizenship and Naturalization Law Employment-Based Immigration Law Family-Based Immigration Law Immigration Law Removal and Deportation Defense Visas and Green Cards Law

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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
Dramatically expanded grounds for removal and detention, narrowed relief from deportation, created expedited removal. Foundation of modern enforcement law.
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter) (INA)
Foundation of modern U.S. immigration law. Substantially amended by the Hart-Celler Act (1965), IRCA (1986), and IIRIRA (1996). Codified at 8 U.S.C. ch. 12.
8 U.S.C. ch. 12
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
Required employer verification (I-9), criminalized hiring unauthorized workers, and legalized about 2.7 million long-resident undocumented immigrants.
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)
Refugee Act of 1980 (Refugee Act)
Created the modern U.S. refugee resettlement program and standardized asylum procedures. Amended the INA.
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)

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