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8 U.S.C. 1326: Reentry of removed aliens
Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-690. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1225, 8 U.S.C. 1537, 18 U.S.C. 3632.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 3486 Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 · passed house · would change (c), (d)
How it got here
1996
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(e)(14)(A), amended section catchline. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(d)(4)(J)(i), substituted "denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed" for "arrested and deported, has been excluded and deported," and "exclusion, deportation, or removal" for "exclusion or deportation". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §324(a), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "has been arrested and deported or excluded and deported, and thereafter". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(d)(4)(J)(ii), substituted "denied admission and removed" for "excluded and deported". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §324(b), inserted "(or not during)" after "during" in concluding provisions. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(e)(1)(K), substituted "removal" for "deportation" wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2) and in concluding provisions. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §305(b)(1), struck out "or" at end. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §305(b)(2), inserted "or" at end. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–132, §401(c), added par. (3). (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §305(b)(3), added par. (4). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–132, §438(b), added subsec. (c). (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–132, §441(a), added subsec. (d). (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–322, in par. (1), inserted "three or more misdemeanors involving drugs, crimes against the person, or both, or" after "commission of" and substituted "10" for "5", in par. (2), substituted "20" for "15", and added concluding sentence. · (b)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years" for "shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment of not more than two years, or by a fine of not more than $1,000". · (a)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–690 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "Subject to subsection (b), any alien" for "Any alien", and added subsec. (b).
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.