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8 U.S.C. § 1182e — Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policy
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**(a) Denial of entry** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may not issue any visa to, and the Attorney General may not admit to the United States, any foreign national whom the Secretary finds, based on credible and specific information, to have been directly involved in the establishment or enforcement of population control policies forcing a woman to undergo an abortion against her free choice or forcing a man or woman to undergo sterilization against his or her free choice, unless the Secretary has substantial grounds for believing that the foreign national has discontinued his or her involvement with, and support for, such policies.
**(b) Exceptions** The prohibitions in subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a foreign national who is a head of state, head of government, or cabinet level minister.
**(c) Waiver** The Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions in subsection (a) with respect to a foreign national if the Secretary—
(1) determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to do so; and
(2) provides written notification to the appropriate congressional committees containing a justification for the waiver.
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**(a) Denial of entry** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may not issue any visa to, and the Attorney General may not admit to the United States, any foreign national whom the Secretary finds, based on credible and specific information, to have been directly involved in the establishment or enforcement of population control policies forcing a woman to undergo an abortion against her free choice or forcing a man or woman to undergo sterilization against his or her free choice, unless the Secretary has substantial grounds for believing that the foreign national has discontinued his or her involvement with, and support for, such policies.
**(b) Exceptions** The prohibitions in subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a foreign national who is a head of state, head of government, or cabinet level minister.
**(c) Waiver** The Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions in subsection (a) with respect to a foreign national if the Secretary—
(1) determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to do so; and
(2) provides written notification to the appropriate congressional committees containing a justification for the waiver.
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There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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**(a) Definition** In this subsection,11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. the term “consular office” 22 So in original. Probably should be “ ‘consular officer’ ”. has the meaning given that term under section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/9&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) In general** Notwithstanding section 104(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1104(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) or any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary—
(1) shall be vested exclusively with all authorities to issue regulations with respect to, administer, and enforce the provisions of such Act [[8 U.S.C. 1101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and of all other immigration and nationality laws, relating to the functions of consular officers of the United States in connection with the granting or refusal of visas, and shall have the authority to refuse visas in accordance with law and to develop programs of homeland security training for consular officers (in addition to consular training provided by the Secretary of State), which authorities shall be exercised through the Secretary of State, except that the Secretary shall not have authority to alter or reverse the decision of a consular officer to refuse a visa to an alien; and
(2) shall have authority to confer or impose upon any officer or employee of the United States, with the consent of the head of the executive agency under whose jurisdiction such officer or employee is serving,
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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1182e
This memorandum is not intended to create, and
should not be construed to create, any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, legally enforceable by any
party against the United States, its agencies or instru-
mentalities, officers, employees, or any other person,
or to require any procedures to determine whether a
person is a refugee.
You are authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON.
IMPLEMENTING IMMEDIATE HEIGHTENED SCREENING AND
VETTING OF APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS AND OTHER IMMI-
GRATION BENEFITS, ENSURING ENFORCEMENT
OF ALL
LAWS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES, AND IN-
CREASING TRANSPARENCY AMONG DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
Memorandum of President of the United States, Mar.
6, 2017, 82 F.R. 16279, which related to increased enforce-
ment of immigration laws, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No.
14013, § 2(b), Feb. 4, 2021, 86 F.R. 8840, set out in a note
under section 1157 of this title.
§§ 1182a to 1182c. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–301,
§ 24(a)(1), (3), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657
Section 1182a, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1254, § 4, 68 Stat.
1145, related to admission of aliens who were either
convicted, or who admitted the commission, of a mis-
demeanor.
Section 1182b, Pub. L. 85–316, § 5, Sept. 11, 1957, 71
Stat. 640, permitted admission of an alien spouse, child
or parent excludable for crime involving moral turpi-
tude in cases of hardship, when not contrary to na-
tional welfare or security, and with Attorney General’s
consent, and under conditions and procedures pre-
scribed by him. See section 1182(h) of this title.
Section 1182c, Pub. L. 85–316, § 6, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat.
640; Pub. L. 86–25
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