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8 U.S.C. 1225: Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-649. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

14 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1158, 8 U.S.C. 1182, 8 U.S.C. 1187, 8 U.S.C. 1229a, 8 U.S.C. 1229c.

16 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (8), Department of Homeland Security (7), Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary (1).

This Congress

  • S. 5 Laken Riley Act · became law · changed (b)

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–229 added subpar. (G). (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008) Law text · (b)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–208, §302(a), amended section generally, revising and restating former subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to inspection of aliens arriving in the United States, powers of immigration officers, detention of aliens for further inquiry, temporary and permanent exclusion of aliens, and collateral… (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 104–208, §371(b)(4), substituted "an immigration judge" for "a special inquiry officer", "immigration judge" for "special inquiry officer", and "immigration judges" for "special inquiry officers", wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) to (c). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 104–132, §422(a), which directed the general amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting pars. (1) to (3) relating to asylum interviews and hearings, detention for further inquiry, and challenges of favorable decisions, for former subsec. (b) consisting of single par., was repeale… (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–132, §423(b), added subsec. (d) which read as follows: "In any action brought for the assessment of penalties for improper entry or re-entry of an alien under section 1325 or section 1326 of this title, no court shall have jurisdiction to hear claims collaterally attacking … (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (d)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "subparagraph (A) (other than clause (ii)), (B), or (C) of section 1182(a)(3) of this title" for "paragraph (27), (28), or (29) of section 1182(a) of this title". · (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.