Prior Provisions
A prior section 1229, [act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II], ch. 4, § 239, [66 Stat. 203], as amended, which related to designation of ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft, was renumbered section 234 of act June 27, 1952, by [Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 304(a)(1)], Sept. 30, 1996, [110 Stat. 3009–587], and was transferred to section 1224 of this title.
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (e). [Pub. L. 109–162] added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (e)(2)(B). [Pub. L. 109–271] substituted “(U)” for “(V)”.
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
[Pub. L. 109–162, title VIII, § 825(c)(2)], Jan. 5, 2006, [119 Stat. 3065], provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 5, 2006] and shall apply to apprehensions occurring on or after such date.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section 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 an Effective Date of 1996 Amendments 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.
Consideration of Military Service in Removal Determinations
[Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 570B(b)], Dec. 20, 2019, [133 Stat. 1399], provided that:“(1)
In general.—
With regards to an individual, an immigration officer shall take into consideration evidence of military service by that individual in determining whether—
“(A)
to issue to that individual a notice to appear in removal proceedings, an administrative order of removal, or a reinstatement of a final removal order; and
“(B)
to execute a final order of removal regarding that individual.
“(2)
Definitions.—
In this subsection:
“(A)
The term ‘evidence of service’ means evidence that an individual served as a member of the Armed Forces, and the characterization of each period of service of that individual in the Armed Forces.
“(B)
The term ‘immigration officer’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).”