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8 U.S.C. 1536: Custody and release pending removal hearing

Created in 1996 by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    Unchanged since the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Public Law 104-132 (Apr 24, 1996).

    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.