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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1360
I,
§ 133,
title
III,
§ 308(d)(4)(L),
(e)(1)(M),
(g)(5)(A)(i), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–563,
3009–618, 3009–619, 3009–623; Pub. L. 109–162, title
VIII, § 826, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3065; Pub. L.
109–271, § 6(g), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 763.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was
in the original, ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 27, 1952,
ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, known as the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of
this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2006—Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 109–271 redesignated
subsec. (i) as (h).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–162, which directed the amend-
ment 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.
1996—Subsec.
(a)(2),
(4).
Pub.
L.
104–208,
§ 308(d)(4)(L)(i), substituted ‘‘expulsion, or removal’’ for
‘‘or expulsion’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(d)(4)(L)(ii), sub-
stituted ‘‘denial of admission to’’ for ‘‘exclusion from’’.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(g)(5)(A)(i), sub-
stituted ‘‘section 1229a’’ for ‘‘section 1252’’.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(M), which di-
rected amendment of subsec. (g) by substituting ‘‘re-
moval’’ for ‘‘deportation’’ wherever appearing, could
not be executed because the word ‘‘deportation’’ did not
appear in subsec. (g).
Pub. L. 104–208, § 133, added subsec. (g).
1991—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–232 substituted a
semicolon for comma at end.
1990—Sub
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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1360
I,
§ 133,
title
III,
§ 308(d)(4)(L),
(e)(1)(M),
(g)(5)(A)(i), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–563,
3009–618, 3009–619, 3009–623; Pub. L. 109–162, title
VIII, § 826, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3065; Pub. L.
109–271, § 6(g), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 763.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was
in the original, ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 27, 1952,
ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, known as the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of
this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2006—Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 109–271 redesignated
subsec. (i) as (h).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–162, which directed the amend-
ment 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.
1996—Subsec.
(a)(2),
(4).
Pub.
L.
104–208,
§ 308(d)(4)(L)(i), substituted ‘‘expulsion, or removal’’ for
‘‘or expulsion’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(d)(4)(L)(ii), sub-
stituted ‘‘denial of admission to’’ for ‘‘exclusion from’’.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(g)(5)(A)(i), sub-
stituted ‘‘section 1229a’’ for ‘‘section 1252’’.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(M), which di-
rected amendment of subsec. (g) by substituting ‘‘re-
moval’’ for ‘‘deportation’’ wherever appearing, could
not be executed because the word ‘‘deportation’’ did not
appear in subsec. (g).
Pub. L. 104–208, § 133, added subsec. (g).
1991—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–232 substituted a
semicolon for comma at end.
1990—Subsec. (a). 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 ad-
mission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens.’’ at end of
par. (4), and added par. (5) and concluding provisions.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–649, § 503(b)(1), added subsec.
(f).
1988—Subsec. (d). 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 deter-
mine promptly whether or not to issue a detainer to de-
tain the alien, the officer or employee of the Service
shall promptly determine whether or not to issue such
a detainer. If such a detainer is issued and the alien is
not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local offi-
cials, the Attorney General shall effectively and expe-
ditiously take custody of the alien.’’
Subsec. (e). 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.
1986—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–570 added subsec. (d).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–603, as amended by Pub. L.
100–525, § 2(e), added subsec. (e), which prior to amend-
ment by Pub. L. 100–525, was designated as a second
subsec. (d) of this section.
1976—Subsec. (b). 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 sub-
scribe under penalty of perjury as permitted under sec-
tion 1746 of title 28)’’ after ‘‘give false evidence or
swear’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment
by
section
308(d)(4)(L),
(e)(1)(M),
(g)(5)(A)(i) of Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain
transitional provisions, on the first day of the first
month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30,
1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note
under section 1101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–232 effective as if included
in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub.
L. 101–649, see section 310(1) of Pub. L. 102–232, set out
as a note under section 1101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 2(e) of Pub. L. 100–525 effective
as if included in enactment of Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–603, see section 2(s) of
Pub. L. 100–525, set out as a note under section 1101 of
this title.
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.
§ 1358. Local jurisdiction over immigrant stations
The officers in charge of the various immi-
grant stations shall admit therein the proper
State and local officers charged with the en-
forcement of the laws of the State or Territory
of the United States in which any such immi-
grant station is located in order that such State
and local officers may preserve the peace and
make arrests for crimes under the laws of the
States and Territories. For the purpose of this
section the jurisdiction of such State and local
officers and of the State and local courts shall
extend over such immigrant stations.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 9, § 288, 66 Stat.
234.)
§ 1359. Application to American Indians born in
Canada
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to affect the right of American Indians born in
Canada to pass the borders of the United States,
but such right shall extend only to persons who
possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the
American Indian race.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 9, § 289, 66 Stat.
234.)
§ 1360. Establishment of central file; information
from other departments and agencies
(a) Establishment of central file
There shall be established in the office of the
Commissioner, for the use of security and en-
forcement agencies of the Government of the
United States, a central index, which shall con-
tain the names of all aliens heretofore admitted
or denied admission to the United States, inso-
far as such information is available from the ex-
isting records of the Service, and the names of
all aliens hereafter admitted or denied admis-
sion to the United States, the names of their
sponsors of record, if any, and such other rel-
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the right of American Indians born in Canada to pass the borders of the United States, but such right shall extend only to persons who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race.
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