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8 U.S.C. § 31

Section 31 · 31, 32. Transferred

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Every enactment and amendment in this section's credit is listed. Full text is shown for versions back to 2016; earlier amendments are recorded by date and act, without pre-1994 full text.

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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 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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