Opinion ID: 182331
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Heading: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

Text: Congress revisited the definition of aggravated felony again in 1996 with the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). See IIRIRA § 321(a). Section 321(b) of IIRIRA amended the INA to read: Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any effective date), [the amended definition of aggravated felony] applies regardless of whether the conviction was entered before, on, or after September 30, 1996. Section 321(c) of IIRIRA states that [t]he amendments made by this section shall apply to actions taken on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of when the conviction occurred.