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immigrants), paroled, or granted asylum, dur-
ing the relevant period;
(2) a reasonable estimate of the number of
aliens who entered the United States during
the period without visas or who became de-
portable during the period under section 237 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C.
1227]; and
(3) a description of the impact of admissions
and other entries of immigrants, refugees,
asylees, and parolees into the United States
during the period on the economy, labor and
housing markets, the educational system, so-
cial services, foreign policy, environmental
quality and resources, the rate, size, and dis-
tribution of population growth in the United
States, and the impact on specific States and
local units of government of high rates of im-
migration resettlement.
(c) History and projections
The information (referred to in subsection (b))
contained in each report shall be—
(1) described for the preceding three-year pe-
riod, and
(2) projected for the succeeding five-year pe-
riod, based on reasonable estimates substan-
tiated by the best available evidence.
(d) Recommendations
The President also may include in such report
any appropriate recommendations on changes in
numerical limitations or other policies under
title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act
[8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.] bearing on the admission
and entry of such aliens to the United States.
(Pub. L. 99–603, title IV, § 401, Nov. 6, 1986, 100
Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III,
§ 308(g)(1), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–622.)
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The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in
subsec. (d), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163.
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immigrants), paroled, or granted asylum, dur-
ing the relevant period;
(2) a reasonable estimate of the number of
aliens who entered the United States during
the period without visas or who became de-
portable during the period under section 237 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C.
1227]; and
(3) a description of the impact of admissions
and other entries of immigrants, refugees,
asylees, and parolees into the United States
during the period on the economy, labor and
housing markets, the educational system, so-
cial services, foreign policy, environmental
quality and resources, the rate, size, and dis-
tribution of population growth in the United
States, and the impact on specific States and
local units of government of high rates of im-
migration resettlement.
(c) History and projections
The information (referred to in subsection (b))
contained in each report shall be—
(1) described for the preceding three-year pe-
riod, and
(2) projected for the succeeding five-year pe-
riod, based on reasonable estimates substan-
tiated by the best available evidence.
(d) Recommendations
The President also may include in such report
any appropriate recommendations on changes in
numerical limitations or other policies under
title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act
[8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.] bearing on the admission
and entry of such aliens to the United States.
(Pub. L. 99–603, title IV, § 401, Nov. 6, 1986, 100
Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III,
§ 308(g)(1), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–622.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in
subsec. (d), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163.
Title II of the Act is classified principally to sub-
chapter II (§ 1151 et seq.) of 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.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Immigration Re-
form and Control Act of 1986, and not as part of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act which comprises this
chapter.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–208 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 237’’ for ‘‘section 241’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by 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.
Executive Documents
EX. ORD. NO. 12789. DELEGATION OF REPORTING FUNC-
TIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL
ACT OF 1986
Ex. Ord. No. 12789, Feb. 10, 1992, 57 F.R. 5225, as
amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13286, § 32, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R.
10625, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America,
including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and
title IV of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, Public Law 99–603 (‘‘Reform Act’’) [title IV of Pub.
L. 99–603, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3440, which enacted sec-
tion 1364 of this title and provisions set out as notes
under sections 1101, 1187, 1188, 1255a, and 1324a of this
title], it is hereby ordered as follows:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
(a) perform, in coordination with the Secretary of
Labor, the functions vested in the President by section
401 of the Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1364);
(b) perform, except for the functions in section
402(3)(A), the functions vested in the President by sec-
tion 402 of the Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a note); and
(c) perform, insofar as they relate to the initial re-
port described in section 404(b), the functions vested in
the President by section 404 of the Reform Act (8 U.S.C.
1255a note).
SEC. 2. The Secretary of Labor shall: (a) perform the
functions vested in the President by section 402(3)(A) of
the Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a note);
(b) perform the functions vested in the President by
section 403 of the Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1188 note); and
(c) perform, insofar as they relate to the second re-
port described in section 404(c), the functions vested in
the President by section 404 of the Reform Act (8 U.S.C.
1255a note).
SEC. 3. The functions delegated by sections 1 and 2 of
this order shall be performed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in OMB Circular A–19.
SEC. 4. This order shall be effective immediately.
GEORGE BUSH.
§ 1365. Reimbursement of States for costs of in-
carcerating illegal aliens and certain Cuban
nationals
(a) Reimbursement of States
Subject to the amounts provided in advance in
appropriation Acts, the Attorney General shall
reimburse a State for the costs incurred by the
State for the imprisonment of any illegal alien
or Cuban national who is convicted of a felony
by such State.
(b) Illegal aliens convicted of a felony
An illegal alien referred to in subsection (a) is
any alien who is any alien convicted of a felony
who is in the United States unlawfully and—
(1) whose most recent entry into the United
States was without inspection, or
(2) whose most recent admission to the
United States was as a nonimmigrant and—
(A) whose period of authorized stay as a
nonimmigrant expired, or
(B) whose unlawful status was known to
the Government,
before the date of the commission of the crime
for which the alien is convicted.
(c) Marielito Cubans convicted of a felony
A Marielito Cuban convicted of a felony re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is a national of Cuba
who—
(1) was allowed by the Attorney General to
come to the United States in 1980,
(2) after such arrival committed any viola-
tion of State or local law for which a term of
imprisonment was imposed, and
(3) at the time of such arrival and at the
time of such violation was not an alien law-
fully admitted to the United States—
(A) for permanent or temporary residence,
or
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(B) under the terms of an immigrant visa
or a nonimmigrant visa issued,
under the laws of the United States.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section.
(e) ‘‘State’’ defined
The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such
term in section 1101(a)(36) of this title.
(Pub. L. 99–603, title V, § 501, Nov. 6, 1986, 100
Stat. 3443.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Immigration Re-
form and Control Act of 1986, and not as part of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act which comprises this
chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 103–317, title VIII, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1778,
provided in part: ‘‘That the Attorney General shall pro-
mulgate regulations to (a) prescribe requirements for
program participation eligibility for States, (b) require
verification by States of the eligible incarcerated popu-
lation data with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, (c) prescribe a formula for distributing assist-
ance to eligible States, and (d) award assistance to eli-
gible States’’.
[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.]
§ 1365a. Integrated entry and exit data system
(a) Requirement
The Attorney General shall implement an in-
tegrated entry and exit data system.
(b) Integrated entry and exit data system defined
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘inte-
grated entry and exit data system’’ means an
electronic system that—
(1) provides access to, and integrates, alien
arrival and departure data that are—
(A) authorized or required to be created or
collected under law;
(B) in an electronic format; and
(C) in a data base of the Department of
Justice or the Department of State, includ-
ing those created or used at ports of entry
and at consular offices;
(2) uses available data described in para-
graph (1) to produce a report of arriving and
departing aliens by country of nationality,
classification
as
an
immigrant
or
non-
immigrant, and date of arrival in, and depar-
ture from, the United States;
(3) matches an alien’s available arrival data
with the alien’s available departure data;
(4) assists the Attorney General (and the
Secretary of State, to the extent necessary to
carry out such Secretary’s obligations under
immigration law) to identify, through on-line
searching procedures, lawfully admitted non-
immigrants who may have remained in the
United States beyond the period authorized by
the Attorney General; and
(5) otherwise uses available alien arrival and
departure data described in paragraph (1) to
permit the Attorney General to make the re-
ports required under subsection (e).
(c) Construction
(1) No additional authority to impose docu-
mentary or data collection requirements
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
permit the Attorney General or the Secretary
of State to impose any new documentary or
data collection requirements on any person in
order to satisfy the requirements of this sec-
tion, including—
(A) requirements on any alien for whom
the documentary requirements in section
1182(a)(7)(B) of this title have been waived by
the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State under section 1182(d)(4)(B) of this title;
or
(B) requirements that are inconsistent
with the USMCA (as defined in section 4502
of title 19).
(2) No reduction of authority
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
reduce or curtail any authority of the Attor-
ney General or the Secretary of State under
any other provision of law.
(d) Deadlines
(1) Airports and seaports
Not later than December 31, 2003, the Attor-
ney General shall implement the integrated
entry and exit data system using available
alien arrival and departure data described in
subsection (b)(1) pertaining to aliens arriving
in, or departing from, the United States at an
airport or seaport. Such implementation shall
include ensuring that such data, when col-
lected or created by an immigration officer at
an airport or seaport, are entered into the sys-
tem and can be accessed by immigration offi-
cers at other airports and seaports.
(2) High-traffic land border ports of entry
Not later than December 31, 2004, the Attor-
ney General shall implement the integrated
entry and exit data system using the data de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and available alien ar-
rival and departure data described in sub-
section (b)(1) pertaining to aliens arriving in,
or departing from, the United States at the 50
land border ports of entry determined by the
Attorney General to serve the highest num-
bers of arriving and departing aliens. Such im-
plementation shall include ensuring that such
data, when collected or created by an immi-
gration officer at such a port of entry, are en-
tered into the system and can be accessed by
immigration officers at airports, seaports, and
other such land border ports of entry.
(3) Remaining data
Not later than December 31, 2005, the Attor-
ney General shall fully implement the inte-
grated entry and exit data system using all
data described in subsection (b)(1). Such im-
plementation shall include ensuring that all
such data are available to immigration offi-
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**(a) In general** Exclusive of aliens described in subsection (b), aliens born in a foreign state or dependent area who may be issued immigrant visas or who may otherwise acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence are limited to—
(1) family-sponsored immigrants described in [section 1153(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1153/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (or who are admitted under [section 1181(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1181/a&num=0&edition=prelim) on the basis of a prior issuance of a visa to their accompanying parent under [section 1153(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1153/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) in a number not to exceed in any fiscal year the number specified in subsection (c) for that year, and not to exceed in any of the first 3 quarters of any fiscal year 27 percent of the worldwide level under such subsection for all of such fiscal year;
(2) employment-based immigrants described in [section 1153(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1153/b&num=0&edition=prelim) (or who are admitted under [section 1181(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1181/a&num=0&edition=prelim) on the basis of a prior issuance of a visa to their accompanying parent under [section 1153(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1153/b&num=0&edition=prelim)), in a number not to exceed in any fiscal year the number specified in subsection (d) for that year, and not to exceed in any of the first 3 quarte
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Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1105a, act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title
I, § 106, as added Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–301, § 5(a), 75
Stat. 651; amended Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(b),
95 Stat. 1620; Oct. 24, 1988, Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(e), 102
Stat. 2620; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, title VII,
§ 7347(b), 102 Stat. 4472; Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101–649,
title V, §§ 502(a), 513(a), 545(b), 104 Stat. 5048, 5052, 5065;
Dec. 12, 1991, Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 306(a)(2), 105
Stat. 1751; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XIII,
§ 130004(b), 108 Stat. 2027; Oct. 25, 1994, Pub. L. 103–416,
title II, § 223(b), 108 Stat. 4322; Apr. 24, 1996, Pub. L.
104–132, title IV, §§ 401(b), (e), 423(a), 440(a), 442(b), 110
Stat. 1267, 1268, 1272, 1276, 1280; Sept. 30, 1996, Pub. L.
104–208, div. C, title III, §§ 306(d), 308(g)(10)(H), 371(b)(1),
title VI, § 671(c)(3), (4), 110 Stat. 3009–612, 3009–625,
3009–645, 3009–722, related to judicial review of orders of
deportation and exclusion, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
104–208, div. C, title III, §§ 306(b), (c), 309, Sept. 30, 1996,
110 Stat. 3009–612, 3009–625, effective, with certain tran-
sitional provisions, on the first day of the first month
beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, but
such repeal not to be considered to invalidate or to re-
quire the reconsideration of any judgment or order en-
tered under this section. See section 1252 of this title.
§ 1106. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 422(a),
Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1189
Section, act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 401, 66
Stat. 274, provided for establishment of Joint Com-
mittee on Immigration and Nationality, including its
composition, necessity of membe
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**(a) Conditions for approval of H–2A petitions**
(1) A petition to import an alien as an H–2A worker (as defined in subsection (i)(2)) may not be approved by the Attorney General unless the petitioner has applied to the Secretary of Labor for a certification that—
(A) there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, and qualified, and who will be available at the time and place needed, to perform the labor or services involved in the petition, and
(B) the employment of the alien in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed.
(2) The Secretary of Labor may require by regulation, as a condition of issuing the certification, the payment of a fee to recover the reasonable costs of processing applications for certification.
**(b) Conditions for denial of labor certification** The Secretary of Labor may not issue a certification under subsection (a) with respect to an employer if the conditions described in that subsection are not met or if any of the following conditions are met:
(1) There is a strike or lockout in the course of a labor dispute which, under the regulations, precludes such certification.
(2)
(A) The employer during the previous two-year period employed H–2A workers and the Secretary of Labor has determined, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the employer at any time during that period substantially violated a material term or condition of the labor certification with respect to the employment of domestic or nonimmigrant workers.
(B) No employer may be denied certification under subparagraph (A) for more than three years for any violation described in such subparagraph.
(3) The employer has not provided the Secretary with satisfacto
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§ 1187a
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by 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.
DATE OF SUBMISSION OF FIRST REPORT
Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title II, § 205(b), Dec. 18, 2015,
129 Stat. 2993, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit the first report described in
subclause (V) of section 217(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (c)(5)(A)(i)), as added
by subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2015].’’
MODERNIZING AND STRENGTHENING OF SECURITY OF
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Pub. L. 110–53, title VII, § 711(b), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat.
338, provided that: ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that—
‘‘(1) the United States should modernize and
strengthen the security of the visa waiver program
under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) by simultaneously—
‘‘(A) enhancing program security requirements;
and
‘‘(B) extending visa-free travel privileges to na-
tionals of foreign countries that are partners in the
war on terrorism—
‘‘(i) that are actively cooperating with the
United States to prevent terrorist travel, includ-
ing sharing counterterrorism and law enforce-
ment information; and
‘‘(ii) whose nationals have demonstrated their
compliance with the provisions of the Imm
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**(a) Classes of deportable aliens** Any alien (including an alien crewman) in and admitted to the United States shall, upon the order of the Attorney General, be removed if the alien is within one or more of the following classes of deportable aliens:
(1) **Inadmissible at time of entry or of adjustment of status or violates status**
(A) *Inadmissible aliens* — Any alien who at the time of entry or adjustment of status was within one or more of the classes of aliens inadmissible by the law existing at such time is deportable.
(B) *Present in violation of law* — Any alien who is present in the United States in violation of this chapter or any other law of the United States, or whose nonimmigrant visa (or other documentation authorizing admission into the United States as a nonimmigrant) has been revoked under [section 1201(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1201/i&num=0&edition=prelim), is deportable.
(C) *Violated nonimmigrant status or condition of entry*
(i) *Nonimmigrant status violators* — Any alien who was admitted as a nonimmigrant and who has failed to maintain the nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or to which it was changed under [section 1258 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1258&num=0&edition=prelim), or to comply with the conditions of any such status, is deportable.
(ii) *Violators of conditions of entry* — Any alien whom the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies has failed to comply with terms, conditions, and controls that were imposed under [section 1182(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/g&num=0&edition=prelim) is deportable.
(
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§ 1227
‘‘(4) the length of the detention for each alien so
certified; and
‘‘(5) the number of aliens so certified who—
‘‘(A) were granted any form of relief from re-
moval;
‘‘(B) were removed;
‘‘(C) the Attorney General has determined are no
longer aliens who may be so certified; or
‘‘(D) were released from detention.’’
§ 1227. Deportable aliens
(a) Classes of deportable aliens
Any alien (including an alien crewman) in and
admitted to the United States shall, upon the
order of the Attorney General, be removed if the
alien is within one or more of the following
classes of deportable aliens:
(1) Inadmissible at time of entry or of adjust-
ment of status or violates status
(A) Inadmissible aliens
Any alien who at the time of entry or ad-
justment of status was within one or more of
the classes of aliens inadmissible by the law
existing at such time is deportable.
(B) Present in violation of law
Any alien who is present in the United
States in violation of this chapter or any
other law of the United States, or whose
nonimmigrant visa (or other documentation
authorizing
admission
into
the
United
States as a nonimmigrant) has been revoked
under section 1201(i) of this title, is deport-
able.
(C) Violated nonimmigrant status or condi-
tion of entry
(i) Nonimmigrant status violators
Any alien who was admitted as a non-
immigrant and who has failed to maintain
the nonimmigrant status in which the
alien was admitted or to which it was
changed under section 1258 of this title, or
to comply with the conditions of any such
status, is deportable.
(ii) Violators of conditions of entry
Any alien whom the Secretary of Health
and Human Services certifies has failed to
comply with terms, conditions, and con-
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**(a) Temporary resident status** The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence if the alien meets the following requirements:
(1) **Timely application**
(A) *During application period* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the alien must apply for such adjustment during the 12-month period beginning on a date (not later than 180 days after November 6, 1986) designated by the Attorney General.
(B) *Application within 30 days of show-cause order* — An alien who, at any time during the first 11 months of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A), is the subject of an order to show cause issued under [section 1252 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1252&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect before October 1, 1996), must make application under this section not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning either on the first day of such 12-month period or on the date of the issuance of such order, whichever day is later.
(C) *Information included in application* — Each application under this subsection shall contain such information as the Attorney General may require, including information on living relatives of the applicant with respect to whom a petition for preference or other status may be filed by the applicant at any later date under [section 1154(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1154/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Continuous unlawful residence since 1982**
(A) *In general* — The alien must establish that he entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and that he has resided continuously in the United States in an unlawful status since such date an
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(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [section
1101(a), (b) of this title] shall apply in the administra-
tion of this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall be
held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or restrict
the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attor-
ney General in the administration and enforcement of
the Immigration and Nationality Act [this chapter] or
any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or
naturalization.
‘‘SEC. 5. The approval of an application for adjust-
ment of status to that of lawful permanent resident of
the United States pursuant to the provisions of section
1 of this Act shall not require the Secretary of State to
reduce the number of visas authorized to be issued in
any class in the case of any alien who is physically
present in the United States on or before the effective
date of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amend-
ments of 1976 [see Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
note above].’’
[Pub. L. 109–162, title VIII, § 823(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119
Stat. 3063, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
subsection (a)(1) [amending Pub. L. 89–732 set out
above] shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B
of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491).’’]
[Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title V, § 1509(b), Oct. 28, 2000,
114 Stat. 1531, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
subsection (a) [amending Pub. L. 89–732 set out above]
shall be effective as if included in subtitle G [§ 40701 et
seq.] of title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.
1953 et seq. [see Tables for classification].)’’]
[Pub. L. 96–212, title II, § 204(b)(1)(C), Mar. 17, 19
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**(a) Making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful**
(1) **In general** — It is unlawful for a person or other entity—
(A) to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an alien knowing the alien is an unauthorized alien (as defined in subsection (h)(3)) with respect to such employment, or
(B)
(i) to hire for employment in the United States an individual without complying with the requirements of subsection (b) or (ii) if the person or entity is an agricultural association, agricultural employer, or farm labor contractor (as defined in [section 1802 of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1802&num=0&edition=prelim)), to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an individual without complying with the requirements of subsection (b).
(2) **Continuing employment** — It is unlawful for a person or other entity, after hiring an alien for employment in accordance with paragraph (1), to continue to employ the alien in the United States knowing the alien is (or has become) an unauthorized alien with respect to such employment.
(3) **Defense** — A person or entity that establishes that it has complied in good faith with the requirements of subsection (b) with respect to the hiring, recruiting, or referral for employment of an alien in the United States has established an affirmative defense that the person or entity has not violated paragraph (1)(A) with respect to such hiring, recruiting, or referral.
(4) **Use of labor through contract** — For purposes of this section, a person or other entity who uses a contract, subcontract, or exchange, entered into, renegotiated, or extended after November 6, 1986, to obtain the labor of an alien in the U
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§ 1324a. Unlawful employment of aliens
(a) Making employment of unauthorized aliens
unlawful
(1) In general
It is unlawful for a person or other entity—
(A) to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee,
for employment in the United States an
alien knowing the alien is an unauthorized
alien (as defined in subsection (h)(3)) with
respect to such employment, or
(B)(i) to hire for employment in the United
States an individual without complying with
the requirements of subsection (b) or (ii) if
the person or entity is an agricultural asso-
ciation, agricultural employer, or farm labor
contractor (as defined in section 1802 of title
29), to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee,
for employment in the United States an in-
dividual without complying with the re-
quirements of subsection (b).
(2) Continuing employment
It is unlawful for a person or other entity,
after hiring an alien for employment in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1), to continue to
employ the alien in the United States knowing
the alien is (or has become) an unauthorized
alien with respect to such employment.
(3) Defense
A person or entity that establishes that it
has complied in good faith with the require-
ments of subsection (b) with respect to the
hiring, recruiting, or referral for employment
of an alien in the United States has estab-
lished an affirmative defense that the person
or entity has not violated paragraph (1)(A)
with respect to such hiring, recruiting, or re-
ferral.
(4) Use of labor through contract
For purposes of this section, a person or
other entity who uses a contract, subcontract,
or exchange, entered into, renegotiated, or ex-
tended after November 6, 1986, to obtain the
labor of an alien in the United States
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