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Timestamp: 2020-04-10 13:56:15
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1424', '§313', '§9', '§407', '§309', '§219', '§306', '§373', '§219']

[USC02] 8 USC 1424: Prohibition upon the naturalization of persons opposed to government or law, or who favor totalitarian forms of government
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8 USC 1424: Prohibition upon the naturalization of persons opposed to government or law, or who favor totalitarian forms of government Text contains those laws in effect on April 9, 2020
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 405(b) of this Act, no person shall hereafter be naturalized as a citizen of the United States-
(e) A person may be naturalized under this subchapter without regard to the prohibitions in subsections (a)(2) and (c) of this section if the person-
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, §313, 66 Stat. 240 ; Pub. L. 100–525, §9(u), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2621 ; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, §407(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5041 ; Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §309(b)(13), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1759 ; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, §219(v), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4318 ; Pub. L. 106–120, title III, §306, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1612 ; Pub. L. 108–177, title III, §373, Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2628 .)
Section 405(b) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 405(b) of act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, 66 Stat. 280 , which is set out as a Savings Clause note under section 1101 of this title.
2003-Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 108–177 inserted "when Department of Defense activities are relevant to the determination" after "Secretary of Defense" and "and the Secretary of Homeland Security" after "Attorney General".
1999-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–120 added subsec. (e).
1994-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–416 substituted "or" for "and" before "(F)".
1991-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–232 inserted "and" before "(F)" and struck out "; (G) who, regardless of whether he is within any of the other provisions of this section, is a member of or affiliated with any Communist-action organization during the time it is registered or required to be registered under the provisions of section 786 of title 50; or (H) who, regardless of whether he is within any of the other provisions of this section, is a member of or affiliated with any Communist-front organization during the time it is registered or required to be registered under section 786 of title 50" after "may hereafter adopt".
1990-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "application" for "petition" wherever appearing.
1988-Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 100–525 substituted "party of" for "party or".
Pub. L. 103–416, title II, §219(v), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4318 , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Dec. 12, 1991.