Most-Cited INA Sections

Summary of IIRIRA Changes (1996)

Summary of REAL ID Act Changes (2005)

8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(43): Listing Aggravated Felonies

CIMT Statutes: §1101(f) (definitions) / §1227(a)(2)(A) / INA §237 (Deportable aliens with criminal offenses) / §1182(a)(2)(A) / INA §212 (Inadmissible aliens on Criminal and related grounds)

8 U.S.C. §1158.16 / INA §208.16: Withholding of removal

8 U.S.C. §1182 / INA §212 : Inadmissibility Excerpts (Public Charge / Illegal Entrants / Ineligible for Citizenship / Aliens Previously Removed / Fraud or Willful Misrep )

8 U.S.C.§1225 / INA §235: Expedited removal at Entry

8 U.S.C. §1227 / INA §237: Deportable aliens

8 U.S.C. §1228 / INA §238: Expedited Removal

8 U.S.C. §1229 / INA §239: Initiation of Removal Proceedings, NTA

8 U.S.C. §1229a / INA §240: Removal Proceedings

8 U.S.C. §1229b / INA §240A: Cancellation of Removal / Adjustment of Status

8 U.S.C. §1229c / INA §240B: Voluntary Departure

8 U.S.C. §1255 / INA §245: Adjustment of Status

8 U.S.C. §1325 / INA §275: Improper Entry

8 U.S.C.§1326 / INA §276: Reentry of Removed Noncitizens

8 U.S.C. §1401 / INA §301: Nationals and Citizens of U.S. at Birth

8 U.S.C. §1409 / INA §309: Children Born Out of Wedlock