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  • Questions & Answers: Changes in Immigration Terminology after IIRAIRA (12/17/1997)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding changes in immigration terminology after the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 97121781.
    AILA Doc. No. 97121781.
  • Questions & Answers: F-1 Student Visas under IIRAIRA (12/17/1997)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding F-1 student visa provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 97121780.
    AILA Doc. No. 97121780.
  • P.L. 104-141 (12/5/1997)
    Full text of a bill 'To require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes' signed into law on 12/5/97.
  • P.L. 105-139 (12/2/1997)
    Full Text of the 'Bill to make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act' signed into law on 12/02/97.
  • P.L. 105-136 (12/2/1997)
    Full text of the 'Bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999' signed into law on 12/02/97.
  • Senate Debate on Central America (11/27/1997)
    Congressional Record excerpt from 11/12/97, on the Senate floor debate on Central America relief. AILA Doc. No. 97112760.
    AILA Doc. No. 97112760.
  • P.L. 105-119 (11/26/1997)
    Full text of the 'Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998' signed into law on 11/26/97.
  • P.L. 105-117 (11/21/1997)
    Full text of the 'Bill to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under that Act' signed into law on (11/21/97.
  • P.L. 105-100 (11/19/1997)
    Full text of the 'Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act' (NACARA) contained in the 'District of Columbia FY98 Appropriations bill' signed into law on 11/19/97.
  • CJS Conference Report (11/13/1997)
    Congressional Record excerpt from 11/13/97, on the House debate on the Conference Report for the FY98 Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations bill (H.R. 2267). AILA Doc. No. 97111361.
    AILA Doc. No. 97111361.
  • Debate on IIRAIRA Changes (11/12/1997)
    Congressional Record excerpt from 11/9/97 on the House debate on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). The House voted to delay implementation of a provision requiring the INS to keep a record of arriving and departing foreigners. AILA Doc. No. 97111260.
    AILA Doc. No. 97111260.
  • P.L. 104-51 (11/15/1997)
    Full text of a bill 'To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update references in the classification of children for purposes of United States immigration laws' signed into law on 11/15/97.
  • P.L. 105-73 (11/12/1997)
    Full text of the 'Bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement' as signed into law on 11/12/97.
  • CJS Motion to Instruct Conferees (10/29/1997)
    Congressional Record excerpt from 10/29/97, on the House floor debate on the motion to instruct conferees on the FY98 Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations bill (H.R. 2267). AILA Doc. No. 97102960.
    AILA Doc. No. 97102960.
  • P.L. 105-54 (10/6/1997)
    Full text of the 'Religious Workers Act of 1997' as signed into law on 10/06/97.
  • P.L. 105-48 (10/1/1997)
    Full text of the 'Bill to provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs' as signed into law on 10/01/97.
  • P.L. 105-38 (8/8/1997)
    Full text of the 'Bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States' as signed into law on 8/08/97.
  • Questions & Answers: Removal under IIRAIRA (12/16/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding removal provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121682.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121682.
  • Questions & Answers: Employer Sanctions/Verification under IIRAIRA (12/16/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding the employer sanctions and verification provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121681.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121681.
  • Questions & Answers: Adjustment of Status under IIRAIRA (12/16/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding adjustment of the provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121680.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121680.
  • Questions & Answers: IIRAIRA General Information (12/12/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA on general information on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121283.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121283.
  • Questions & Answers: 212(h) Waivers under IIRAIRA (12/12/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding the 212(h) waiver provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121282.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121282.
  • Questions & Answers: Asylum under IIRAIRA (12/12/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding the asylum provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121281.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121281.
  • Questions & Answers: Summary Exclusion Under IIRAIRA (12/12/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding the summary exclusion and expedited removal provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). Enacted Legislation. AILA Doc. No. 96121280.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121280.
  • Questions & Answers: Affidavits of Support under IIRAIRA (12/11/1996)
    Questions and Answers document prepared by AILA regarding the new affidavit of support provisions in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). AILA Doc. No. 96121180.
    AILA Doc. No. 96121180.
  • P.L. 104-302 (10/11/1996)
    Full text of a bill 'To extend the authorized period of stay within the United States for certain nurses' signed into law on 10/11/96.
  • P.L. 104-208 (9/30/1996)
    Full text of the FY1997 omnibus appropriations bill containing several immigration provisions signed into law on 9/30/96.
  • P.L.104-193 (8/22/1996)
    Full text of the 'Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996' (PRWOA) signed into law on 08/22/96.
  • P.L. 103-322 (9/13/1995)
    Full text of the 'Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994' signed into law on 09/13/94.
  • P.L. 104-132 (4/27/1995)
    Full text of the 'Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996' (AEDPA) signed into law on 4/27/95.
  • P.L. 103-416 (10/25/1994)
    Full text of the 'Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994' signed into law on 10/25/94.
  • Adjustment of Status Provision/Full Text (8/22/1994)
    The following is the Adjustment of Status Provision, excerpted from the Commence, State and Appropriations bill (H.R. 4603, section 506, as enrolled - 103rd Congress). The conference report passed both Houses las week, and is going to the President for signature.
    AILA Doc. No. 94082299.
  • Adjustment of Status Provision Signed Into Law (9/1/1994)
    The following is the full text of the Adjustment ofStatus Provision, a summary of the legislation, and a DOS Cable advising posts of the new law.