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8 U.S.C. § 1751 — Identification documents for certain newly admitted aliens

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8 U.S.C. § 1751 — Identification documents for certain newly admitted aliens

Not later than 180 days after May 14, 2002, the Attorney General shall ensure that, immediately upon the arrival in the United States of an individual admitted under [section 1157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1157&num=0&edition=prelim), or immediately upon an alien being granted asylum under [section 1158 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1158&num=0&edition=prelim), the alien will be issued an employment authorization document. Such document shall, at a minimum, contain the fingerprint and photograph of such alien.

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Not later than 180 days after May 14, 2002, the Attorney General shall ensure that, immediately upon the arrival in the United States of an individual admitted under [section 1157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1157&num=0&edition=prelim), or immediately upon an alien being granted asylum under [section 1158 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1158&num=0&edition=prelim), the alien will be issued an employment authorization document. Such document shall, at a minimum, contain the fingerprint and photograph of such alien.

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8 U.S.C. § 1551 — Immigration and Naturalization Service

There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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8 U.S.C. § 1158 — Asylum

**(a) Authority to apply for asylum** (1) **In general** — Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, [section 1225(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Exceptions** (A) *Safe third country* — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien if the Attorney General determines that the alien may be removed, pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement, to a country (other than the country of the alien’s nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country of the alien’s last habitual residence) in which the alien’s life or freedom would not be threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, and where the alien would have access to a full and fair procedure for determining a claim to asylum or equivalent temporary protection, unless the Attorney General finds that it is in the public interest for the alien to receive asylum in the United States. (B) *Time limit* — Subject to subparagraph (D), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien unless the alien demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the application has been filed within 1 year after the date of the alien’s arrival in the United States. (C) *Previous asylum applications* — Subject to subparagraph (D), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien if the alien has previously applied for

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

**(a) Maximum number of admissions; increases for humanitarian concerns; allocations** (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the number of refugees who may be admitted under this section in fiscal year 1980, 1981, or 1982, may not exceed fifty thousand unless the President determines, before the beginning of the fiscal year and after appropriate consultation (as defined in subsection (e)), that admission of a specific number of refugees in excess of such number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), the number of refugees who may be admitted under this section in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines, before the beginning of the fiscal year and after appropriate consultation, is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. (3) Admissions under this subsection shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with a determination made by the President after appropriate consultation. (4) In the determination made under this subsection for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1992), the President shall enumerate, with the respective number of refugees so determined, the number of aliens who were granted asylum in the previous year. **(b) Determinations by President respecting number of admissions for humanitarian concerns** If the President determines, after appropriate consultation, that (1) an unforeseen emergency refugee situation exists, (2) the admission of certain refugees in response to the emergency refugee situation is justified by grave humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest, and (3) the admission to the United

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8 U.S.C. § 1732 — Implementation of an integrated entry and exit data system

**(a) Development of system** In developing the integrated entry and exit data system for the ports of entry, as required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–215), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall— (1) implement, fund, and use a technology standard under [section 1379 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1379&num=0&edition=prelim) at United States ports of entry and at consular posts abroad; (2) establish a database containing the arrival and departure data from machine-readable visas, passports, and other travel and entry documents possessed by aliens; and (3) make interoperable all security databases relevant to making determinations of admissibility under [section 1182 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Implementation** In implementing the provisions of subsection (a), the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of State shall— (1) utilize technologies that facilitate the lawful and efficient cross-border movement of commerce and persons without compromising the safety and security of the United States; and (2) consider implementing the North American National Security Program described in [section 1751 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1751&num=0&edition=prelim).

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8 U.S.C. § 1751 — Study of the feasibility of a North Amer-

Page 594 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1736 1 See References in Text note below. (b) State sponsor of international terrorism de- fined (1) In general In this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of international terrorism’’ means any country the government of which has been determined by the Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in paragraph (2) to have repeat- edly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (2) Laws under which determinations were made The laws specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) Section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50 (or suc- cessor statute).1 (B) Section 2780(d) of title 22. (C) Section 2371(a) of title 22. (Pub. L. 107–173, title III, § 306, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 555.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. Provisions similar to those in former section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50 can be found in section 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title. § 1736. Check of lookout databases Prior to the admission of an alien under the visa waiver program established under section 1187 of this title, the Immigration and Natu- ralization Service shall determine that the ap- plicant for admission does not appear in any of the appropriate lookout databases available to immigration inspectors at the time the alien seeks admission to the U

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