An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into, and to deport from, the United States all aliens who persecuted any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion, under the direction of the Nazi government of Germany, and for other purposes.
PL 95-549 (H.R.12509), enacted 10/30/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-549—OCT. 30, 1978 
92 STAT. 2065 
Public Law 95-549 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into, 
and to deport from, the United States all aliens who persecuted any person 
on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion, under the 
direction of the Nazi government of Germany, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I 
SEC. 101. (a) Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), relating to general classes of aliens ineligible to 
receive visas and excluded from admission, is amended— 
(1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (32) 
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and 
(2) by adding immediately after paragraph (32) the following 
new paragraph: 
"(33) Any alien who during the period beginning on March 23, 
1933, and ending on May 8, 1945, under the direction of, or in 
association with— 
" (A) the Nazi government in Germany, 
"(B) any government in any area occupied by the military 
forces of the Nazi government of Germany, 
"(C) any government established with the assistance or 
cooperation of the Nazi government of Germany, or 
"(D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi gov-
ernment of Germany, 
ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecu-
tion of any person because of race, religion, national origin, or 
political opinion.". 
SEC. 102. Section 212(d)(3) of such Act (S U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)), 
relating to waiver of exclusions for certain non-immigrants, is amended 
by striking out "(27) and (29)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(27), 
(29), and (33)" each place it appears. 
SEC. 103. Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1251(a)), relating to general classes of deportable aliens, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (17); 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (18) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "; or"; and 
(3) by adding immediately after paragraph (18) the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(19) during the period beginning on March 23, 1933, and 
ending on May 8, 1945, under the direction of, or in association 
with— 
" (A) the Nazi government of Germany, 
"(B) any government in any area occupied by the military 
forces of the Nazi government of Germany, 
Oct. 30, 1978 
[H.R. 12509] 
Immigration and 
Nationality Act, 
amendment. 
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"(C) any government established with the assistance or 
cooperation of the Nazi government of Germany, or 
"(D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi 
government of Germany, 
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ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the i^ersecu-
tion of any person because of race, religion, national origin, or 
political opinion.". 
SEC. 104. Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1253(h)), relating to withholding of deportation, is 
amended by inserting " (other than an alien described in section 241 (a) 
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(19))" after "The Attorney General is authorized to withhold deporta-
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tion of any alien". 
SEC. 105. Section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1254(e)), relatmg to voluntary departure of aliens under 
deportation proceedings, is amended by striking out "or (18)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof " (18), or (19)". 
TITLE II 
SEC. 201. Section 2(b) of the Indochina Migration and Refugee 
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Assistance Act of 1975 is amended to read as follows: 
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"None of the funds authorized to be appropriated bv subsection (a) 
mav be available for obligation after September 30,1979.". 
Effective date. 
SEC. 202. The amendments made by this title shall take effect on 
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October 1,1978. 
note. 
Approved October 30, 1978. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1452 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Sept. 26, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 13, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
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