IIRIRA

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IIRIRA is a 1996 U.S. federal law that significantly toughened immigration enforcement, expanded grounds for deportation, and restructured procedures for removing noncitizens.

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IIRIRA canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
affected asylum procedures ⓘ
detention of noncitizens ⓘ
aimedAt deterring illegal immigration ⓘ
streamlining removal processes ⓘ
amends Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
appliesTo noncitizens in the United States ⓘ
noncitizens seeking admission to the United States ⓘ
category 1996 in American law ⓘ
United States immigration and nationality law ⓘ
codifiedIn 8 U.S.C. (various sections) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created expedited removal procedures ⓘ
reinstatement of removal procedures ⓘ
effectivePeriodStart 1997-04-01 ⓘ
enactedBy 104th United States Congress ⓘ
expanded definition of aggravated felony for immigration purposes ⓘ
grounds of deportation for noncitizens ⓘ
fullName Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
hasAcronym IIRIRA ⓘ
hasLegalCitation 110 Stat. 3009-546 ⓘ
introduced permanent bar for certain unlawful reentrants ⓘ
ten-year unlawful presence bar ⓘ
three-year unlawful presence bar ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeType Division C of an appropriations act ⓘ
limited judicial review of certain immigration decisions ⓘ
mandated increased use of mandatory detention for certain noncitizens ⓘ
partOf Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 104-208, Division C ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 104-208
restricted discretionary relief from removal ⓘ
restructured procedures for removing noncitizens ⓘ
shortTitle IIRIRA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingDate 1996-09-30 ⓘ
strengthened border enforcement mechanisms ⓘ
interior immigration enforcement mechanisms ⓘ
subjectMatter border control ⓘ
criminal grounds of removal ⓘ
deportation ⓘ
immigration enforcement ⓘ
inadmissibility ⓘ
removal proceedings ⓘ
title Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1996 ⓘ

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