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8 U.S.C. 1157: Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-212. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

26 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1101, 8 U.S.C. 1151, 8 U.S.C. 1159, 8 U.S.C. 1181, 8 U.S.C. 1182.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (2), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (2), Department of State (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2005Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005

2002Child Status Protection Act

1998International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

1996Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

1991Pub. L. 102-232

1990Pub. L. 101-649

1988Pub. L. 100-525

1980Pub. L. 96-212added it

8 U.S.C. 1157Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

(a)Maximum number of admissions; increases for humanitarian concerns; allocations

(b)Determinations by President respecting number of admissions for humanitarian concerns

(c)Admission by Attorney General of refugees; criteria; admission status of spouse or child; applicability of other statutory requirements; termination of refugee status of alien, spouse or child

(d)Oversight reporting and consultation requirements

(e)"Appropriate consultation" defined

(f)Training

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2005

Pub. L. 109–13 struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "For any fiscal year, not more than a total of 1,000 refugees may be admitted under this subsection or granted asylum under section 1158 of this title pursuant to a determination under the third sentence of section 1101(a)(42… (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005) Law text · (a)

2002

Pub. L. 107–208 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (Child Status Protection Act) Law text · (c)

1998

Pub. L. 105–292 added subsec. (f). (International Religious Freedom Act of 1998) Law text · (f)

1996

Pub. L. 104–208 added par. (5). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)

1991

Pub. L. 102–232 substituted "subparagraph (A)" for "subparagraphs (A)". · (c)

1990

Pub. L. 101–649, §104(b), added par. (4). · (a)
Pub. L. 101–649, §603(a)(4), substituted "(4), (5), and (7)(A)" for "(14), (15), (20), (21), (25), and (32)" and "(other than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3))" for "(other than paragraph (27), (29), or (33) and other than so much of paragraph… · (c)

1988

Pub. L. 100–525 substituted "otherwise" for "otherwide". · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.