Title 8 of the United States Code codifies statutes relating to aliens and nationality in the United States Code.[1]
: Definitions
: Diplomatic and semidiplomatic immunities
: Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General
: Powers and duties of Secretary of State
: Liaison with internal security officers; data exchange
: Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants
is repealed.
: Additional report
: Worldwide level of immigration
is repealed
: Numerical limitations on individual foreign states
: Allocation of immigrant visas
: Procedure for granting immigrant status
: Revocation of approval of petitions; effective date
: Unused immigrant visas
: Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees
: Asylum
: Adjustment of status of refugees
: Special agricultural workers
is repealed.
: Admission of immigrants into the United States
: Inadmissible aliens
is repealed.
: Denial of visas to confiscators of American property
: Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policy
: Denial of entry into United States of Chinese and other nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue transplantation
: Admission of aliens on giving bond or undertaking; return upon permanent departure
: Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support
: Admission of nonimmigrants
: Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants
: Travel control of citizens and aliens
is transferred.
: Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters
: Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, and children
: Visa waiver program for certain visitors
: Provision of assistance to non-program countries
: Admission of temporary H–2A workers
: Designation of foreign terrorist organizations
: Issuance of visas
is repealed.
: Application for visas
: Reentry permit
: Immediate relative and special immigrant visas
is repealed.
: Lists of alien and citizen passengers arriving and departing
: Detention of aliens for physical and mental examination
: Entry through or from foreign territory and adjacent islands
: Designation of ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft
: Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing
: Preinspection at foreign airports
: Apprehension and detention of aliens
: Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial review
: Deportable aliens
: Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing aggravated felonies
: Initiation of removal proceedings
: Removal proceedings
: Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status
: Voluntary departure
: Records of admission
: Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed
: Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children
is transferred.
is repealed.
: Judicial review of orders of removal
is transferred.
is repealed.
: Authorizing State and local law enforcement officials to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens
: Penalties related to removal
is repealed.
: Temporary protected status
: Collection of fees under temporary protected status program
: Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence
: Adjustment of status of certain entrants before January 1, 1982, to that of person admitted for lawful residence
: Adjustment of status of certain nonimmigrants to that of persons admitted for permanent residence
: Rescission of adjustment of status; effect upon naturalized citizen
: Adjustment of status of certain resident aliens to nonimmigrant status; exceptions
: Change of nonimmigrant classification
: Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972
: Removal of aliens falling into distress
: Alien crewmen
: Conditional permits to land temporarily
: Hospital treatment of alien crewmen afflicted with certain diseases
: Control of alien crewmen
: Employment on passenger vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities
: Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties
: Alien crewmen brought into the United States with intent to evade immigration laws; penalties
: Limitations on performance of longshore work by alien crewmen
: Alien seeking entry; contents
: Registration of aliens
: Registration of special groups
: Forms for registration and fingerprinting
: Notices of change of address
: Penalties
: Prevention of unauthorized landing of aliens
: Bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground; persons liable; clearance papers; exceptions; "person" defined
: Unlawful bringing of aliens into United States
: Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
: Unlawful employment of aliens
: Unfair immigration-related employment practices
: Penalties for document fraud
: Civil penalties for failure to depart
: Improper entry by alien
: Reentry of removed aliens
: Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter
: Importation of alien for immoral purpose
: Jurisdiction of district courts
: Collection of penalties and expenses
: Nonimmigrant visa fees
: Printing of reentry permits and blank forms of manifest and crew lists; sale to public
: Travel expenses and expense of transporting remains of officers and employees dying outside of United States
: Officers and employees; overtime services; extra compensation; length of working day
: Extra compensation; payment
: Immigration officials; service in foreign contiguous territory
: Disposition of money received as extra compensation
: Applicability to members of the Armed Forces
: Disposal of privileges at immigrant stations; rentals; retail sale; disposition of receipts
: Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this subchapter
: Powers of immigration officers and employees
: Local jurisdiction over immigrant stations
: Application to American Indians born in Canada
: Establishment of central file; information from other departments and agencies
: Burden of proof upon alien
: Right to counsel
: Deposit of and interest on cash received to secure immigration bonds
: Undercover investigation authority
is repealed.
: Triennial comprehensive report on immigration
: Reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals
: Integrated entry and exit data system
: Biometric entry and exit data system
: Annual report on criminal aliens
: Penalties for disclosure of information
: Increase in INS detention facilities; report on detention space
: Treatment of expenses subject to emergency medical services exception
: Reimbursement of States and localities for emergency ambulance services
: Reports
: Program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants
: Communication between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service
: Information regarding female genital mutilation
is repealed.
: Domestic violence information and resources for immigrants and regulation of international marriage brokers
: Protections for domestic workers and other nonimmigrants
: Protections, remedies, and limitations on issuance for A–3 and G–5 visas
: Data on nonimmigrant overstay rates
: Collection of data on detained asylum seekers
: Collection of data on other detained aliens
: Technology standard to confirm identity
: Maintenance of statistics by the Department of Homeland Security
: Secretary of Labor report
: Acceptance and administration of gifts for immigration integration grants program