USA Immigration Laws

Laws and Policy

The term “immigration laws” includes all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration, exclusion, deportation, expulsion, or removal of aliens.

Legislation

Immigration and Nationality Act-1952 -An act of Congress that, along with other immigration laws, treaties and conventions of the United States, relates to the immigration, temporary admission, naturalization and removal of aliens.
Immigration Act of 1990 – Public Law 101-649 (Act of November 29, 1990), which increased the limits on legal immigration to the United States, revised all grounds for exclusion and deportation, authorized temporary protected status to aliens of designated countries, revised and established new nonimmigrant admission categories, revised and extended the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, and revised naturalization authority and requirements.

Regulations

Titles of the CFR Relating to Immigration

Title 6: Domestic Security
Title 7: Agriculture
Title 8: Aliens and Nationality
Title 20: Employees’ Benefits
Title 21: Food and Drugs
Title 22: Foreign Relations
Title 28: Judicial Administration
Title 29: Labor
Title 32: National Defense
Title 42: Public Health
Title 45: Public Welfare

Policy Manual

Table of Contents

Volume 1 – General Policies and Procedures
Volume 2 – Nonimmigrants
Volume 3 – Humanitarian Protection and Parole
Volume 4 – Refugees and Asylees
Volume 5 – Adoptions
Volume 6 – Immigrants
Volume 7 – Adjustment of Status
Volume 8 – Admissibility
Volume 9 – Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
Volume 10 – Employment Authorization
Volume 11 – Travel and Identity Documents
Volume 12 – Citizenship and Naturalization

Policy Memoranda

Tags: Immigration and Visa USA

United States Code

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