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8 U.S.C. 1357: Powers of immigration officers and employees
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-550. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1304.
6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (5), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (1).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (i)
How it got here
2006
- Pub. L. 109–271 redesignated subsec. (i) as (h). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (h), (i)
- Pub. L. 109–162, which directed the amendment of this section "as amended by section 726" by adding cl. (i) at end, was executed by adding subsec. (i) at end to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 109–162 does not contain a section 726. (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (i)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(d)(4)(L)(i), substituted "expulsion, or removal" for "or expulsion". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a), (4)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(d)(4)(L)(ii), substituted "denial of admission to" for "exclusion from". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(g)(5)(A)(i), substituted "section 1229a" for "section 1252". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §308(e)(1)(M), which directed amendment of subsec. (g) by substituting "removal" for "deportation" wherever appearing, could not be executed because the word "deportation" did not appear in subsec. (g). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §133, added subsec. (g). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (g)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–232 substituted a semicolon for comma at end. · (a)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–649, §503(a), struck out "and" at end of par. (3), substituted "United States, and" for "United States. Any such employee shall also have the power to execute any warrant or other process issued by any officer under any law regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion … · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–649, §503(b)(1), added subsec. (f). · (f)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–525, §5, added par. (3) and closing provisions and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "requests the Service to determine promptly whether or not to issue a detainer to detain the alien, the officer or employee of the Service shall promptly determine whether o… · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–525, §2(e)(2), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 99–603, §116, and redesignated the subsec. (d) added by such §116, as (e). See 1986 Amendment note below. · (e)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–570 added subsec. (d). · (d)
- Pub. L. 99–603, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, §2(e), added subsec. (e), which prior to amendment by Pub. L. 100–525, was designated as a second subsec. (d) of this section. · (e)
1976
- Pub. L. 94–550 inserted "(or who has executed an unsworn declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28)" after "to whom such oath has been administered" and "(or subscribe under penalty of perjury as permitted … · (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.