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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1229', '§ 1229', '§239', '§304', '§825', '§6', '§239', '§304', '§825', '§570']

Section 1229 - Initiation of removal proceedings, 8 U.S.C. § 1229 | Casetext Search + Citator
Section 1229 - Initiation of removal proceedings
8 U.S.C. § 1229
June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 4, §239, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, §304(a)(3), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-587; amended Pub. L. 109-162, title VIII, §825(c)(1), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3065; Pub. L. 109-271, §6(d), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 763.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA 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 AMENDMENTPub. 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."
CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY SERVICE IN REMOVAL DETERMINATIONSPub. 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.)."
Section 1228 - Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing aggravated felonies
Section 1229a - Removal proceedings