| Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State |
| Section 104 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) sets forth the powers and duties of the Secretary of State of the United States. It also establishes several offices relating to immigration issues.More... |
| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Criminal Activity or Conviction |
| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible, and one of these is that the person has been convicted of a crime or has been criminally active. More... |
| Immigration Act of 1990 |
| The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT) was the first major change to United States immigration law since 1965. Among other things, IMMACT changed the number of immigrants to the United States and changed the preference system for admitting immigrants.More... |
| Penalties for Failure to Depart |
| Section 243 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) provides that an alien subject to a final order of removal must leave the United States pursuant to the terms of the removal order.More... |
| Introduction - Document Fraud |
| Many documents are filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), typically to gain immigration benefits. Because of these benefits, document fraud has become an increasing problem in U.S. immigration law. For that reason, knowingly submitting false documents and other related acts has been made unlawful. The statute governing document fraud is quite broad, and a specific procedure is in place to process allegations of document fraud.More... |
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