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(B) applies for admission from a foreign territory contiguous to
the United States; or
(2) previously excluded and deported who establishes that prior con-
sent by the Attorney General is not required under this title or other
prior law.
(c) VENUE.—A proceeding under this section may be brought in any judi-
cial district in which the violation occurs or in which the alien is appre-
hended.
§ 10150. Assisting certain excludable aliens to enter the
United States
A person knowingly assisting or conspiring to assist an alien to enter the
United States shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than
10 years, or both, if—
(1) the alien is excludable under section 6307(a) of this title because
of a conviction for an aggravated felony and the assistance occurred
after November 17, 1988; or
(2) the alien is excludable under section 6308 of this title.
§ 10151. Importing aliens for immoral purposes
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person shall be fined under title 18, impris-
oned for not more than 10 years, or both, if the person—
(1) imports or attempts to import an alien into the United States
for prostitution or another immoral purpose; or
(2) holds, attempts to hold, maintains, controls, supports, employs,
or harbors an alien in furthering an importation violating clause (1)
of this subsection.
(b) VENUE.—A proceeding under this section may be brought in any judi-
cial district into which the alien is brought in violation of this section or
in which a violation of this section occurs.
(c) TESTIMONY OF SPOUSE.—Testimony of a spouse is admissible and is
competent evidence in a proceeding under this section.
§ 10152. Violation of supervision pending deportation
An alien willfully violating a requirement imposed under section 6537(d)
of this title, including giving false information in response to such a require-
ment, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year,
or both.
§ 10153. Willful failure to leave the United States
(a) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—An alien against whom the Attorney General
has issued a final order of deportation because of any ground described in
subchapter I of chapter 65 of this title shall be punished as provided in sub-
section (c) of this section if the alien—
(1) willfully does not—
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(A) leave the United States within the 6-month period that be-
gins on the latest of—
(i) the date of the Attorney General’s final order;
(ii) if judicial review occurs, the date of the court’s final
order; or
(iii) if section 6537(f) of this title applies, the date on
which the Attorney General decides that the alien has reen-
tered the United States unlawfully;
(B) apply timely in good faith for a document the alien needs
to leave the United States; or
(C) appear for deportation at the time and place the Attorney
General requires under the order of deportation; or
(2) takes an action to prevent or hamper, or conspire to prevent or
hamper, the alien from leaving the United States under the deportation
order.
(b) ATTEMPTED RELIEF NOT PROHIBITED.—Subsection (a) of this sec-
tion does not prohibit an alien from trying to obtain—
(1) a cancellation of the deportation order;
(2) an exemption from the deportation order; or
(3) a release from incarceration or custody.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—An alien violating subsection (a) of this sec-
tion shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 4 years,
or both. However, if the alien is deportable because of a ground described
in sections 6505–6509 of this title, the alien shall be fined under title 18,
imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
(d) SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE AND RELEASE.—(1) For good cause, the
court sentencing an alien convicted of violating subsection (a) of this section
may suspend the sentence and order the alien released on conditions the
court prescribes.
(2) In deciding whether good cause exists for releasing an alien under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall consider factors such as—
(A) the age, health, and period of detention of the alien;
(B) the effect of the alien’s release on the security of the United
States and public peace or safety;
(C) the likelihood that the alien will resume or follow a course of
conduct that made or would make the alien deportable;
(D) efforts the alien or a representative of a country to which the
alien is ordered deported makes to expedite the alien’s leaving the
United States;