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8 U.S.C. § 1375 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–162, title VIII, § 833(g), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3077
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 652, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–712, related to mail-order bride business.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 652, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–712, related to mail-order bride business.
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**(a)** As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “administrator” means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 1104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “advocates” includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.
(3) The term “alien” means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
(4) The term “application for admission” has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
(5) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
(6) The term “border crossing identification card” means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.
(7) The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court.
(8) The terms “Commissioner” and “Deputy Commissioner” mean the Co
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**(a) Regulations**
(1) The admission to the United States of any alien as a nonimmigrant shall be for such time and under such conditions as the Attorney General may by regulations prescribe, including when he deems necessary the giving of a bond with sufficient surety in such sum and containing such conditions as the Attorney General shall prescribe, to insure that at the expiration of such time or upon failure to maintain the status under which he was admitted, or to maintain any status subsequently acquired under [section 1258 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1258&num=0&edition=prelim), such alien will depart from the United States. No alien admitted to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa pursuant to section 1182(l) of this title may be authorized to enter or stay in the United States other than in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or to remain in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for a period exceeding 45 days from date of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. No alien admitted to the United States without a visa pursuant to [section 1187 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1187&num=0&edition=prelim) may be authorized to remain in the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor for a period exceeding 90 days from the date of admission.
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(A) The period of authorized status as a nonimmigrant described in [section 1101(a)(15)(O) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/15/O&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be for such period as the Attorney General may specify in order to provide for the even
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**(a) Information for K nonimmigrants on legal rights and resources for immigrant victims of domestic violence**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall develop an information pamphlet, as described in paragraph (2), on legal rights and resources for immigrant victims of domestic violence and distribute and make such pamphlet available as described in paragraph (5). In preparing such materials, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with nongovernmental organizations with expertise on the legal rights of immigrant victims of battery, extreme cruelty, sexual assault, and other crimes.
(2) **Information pamphlet** — The information pamphlet developed under paragraph (1) shall include information on the following:
(A) The K nonimmigrant visa application process and the marriage-based immigration process, including conditional residence and adjustment of status.
(B) The illegality of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in the United States and the dynamics of domestic violence.
(C) Domestic violence and sexual assault services in the United States, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
(D) The legal rights of immigrant victims of abuse and other crimes in immigration, criminal justice, family law, and other matters, including access to protection orders.
(E) The obligations of parents to provide child support for children.
(F) Marriage fraud under United States immigration laws and the penalties for committing such fraud.
(G) A warning concerning the potential use of K nonimmigrant visas by United States citizens who have a history of committing domestic violence, sexual assault, chil
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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1375a
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.
§ 1374. Information regarding female genital mu-
tilation
(a) Provision of information regarding female
genital mutilation
The Immigration and Naturalization Service
(in cooperation with the Department of State)
shall make available for all aliens who are
issued immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, prior
to or at the time of entry into the United
States, the following information:
(1) Information on the severe harm to phys-
ical and psychological health caused by female
genital mutilation which is compiled and pre-
sented in a manner which is limited to the
practice itself and respectful to the cultural
values of the societies in which such practice
takes place.
(2) Information concerning potential legal
consequences in the United States for (A) per-
forming female genital mutilation, or (B) al-
lowing a child under his or her care to be sub-
jected to female genital mutilation, under
criminal or child protection statutes or as a
form of child abuse.
(b) Limitation
In consultation with the Secretary of State,
the Commissioner of Immigration and Natu-
ralization shall identify those countries in
which female genital mutilation is commonly
practiced and, to the extent practicable, limit
the provision of information under subsection
(a) to aliens from such countries.
(c) ‘‘Female genital mutilation’’ defined
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘female
genital mutilation’’ means the removal or
infibulation (or
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