§ 1259. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1952

   Pub. L. 82–477 · 66 Stat. 609

   Enacted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 5, § 249, 66 Stat. 219

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 5, § 249, 66 Stat. 219

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–616 · 72 Stat. 546

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

   Pub. L. 85–616 permitted record of lawful admission to be made in the case of aliens who entered the United States prior to June 28, 1940, authorized the record to be made as of the date of the approval of the application for those who entered subsequent to July 1, 1924, and prior to June 28, 1940, and substituted provisions requiring the alien to satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under section 1182(a) of this title insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral persons, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens for provisions which required the alien to satisfy the Attorney General that he was not subject to deportation

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–616 permitted record of lawful admission to be made in the case of aliens who entered the United States prior to June 28, 1940, authorized the record to be made as of the date of the approval of the application for those who entered subsequent to July 1, 1924, and prior to June 28, 1940, and substituted provisions requiring the alien to satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under section 1182(a) of this title insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral persons, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens for provisions which required the alien to satisfy the Attorney General that he was not subject to deportation.

3. 1965

   Pub. L. 89–236 § 19 · 79 Stat. 911

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

   Pub. L. 89–236 substituted “June 30, 1948” for “June 28, 1940”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 89–236 substituted “June 30, 1948” for “June 28, 1940”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 19. Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 72 Stat. 546. Stat. 219; 8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended by striking out “June 28, 1940” in clause (a) of such section and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1948.”

4. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–603 title II § 203(a) · 100 Stat. 3359

   1. Amended · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

      Pub. L. 99–603, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525

   2. Inserted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

      Pub. L. 99–603, as inserted “under section 1182(a)(33) of this title or” in introductory provisions

   3. Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

      Pub. L. 99–603, as substituted “January 1, 1972” for “June 30, 1948” in section heading and in par. (a)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–603, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, inserted “under section 1182(a)(33) of this title or” in introductory provisions and substituted “January 1, 1972” for “June 30, 1948” in section heading and in par. (a).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 249 (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended— (1) by striking out “june 30, 1948” in the heading and inserting in lieu thereof “january 1, 1972”, and (2) by striking out “June 30, 1948” in paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “January 1, 1972”.

5. 1988

   Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–525 § 2(j) · 102 Stat. 2609

   Amended · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

   Pub. L. 100–525 amended Pub. L. 99–603. See 1986 Amendment note below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–525 amended Pub. L. 99–603. See 1986 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (j) Section 203 of IRCA.— Section 203(a) of IRCA is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1), (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: “(2) by inserting ‘under section 212(a)(33) or’ after ‘inadmissible’, and”.

6. 1990

   Immigration Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–649 title VI § 603(a)(14) · 104 Stat. 4978

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259

   Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “1182(a)(3)(E)” for “1182(a)(33)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “1182(a)(3)(E)” for “1182(a)(33)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (14) Section 249 (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended by striking “212(a)(33)” and inserting “212(a)(3)(E)”.

7. 1996

   Pub. L. 104–132 title IV § 413(e) · 110 Stat. 1214

   Inserted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259(d)

   Pub. L. 104–132 inserted “and is not deportable under section 1251(a)(4)(B) of this title” after “ineligible to citizenship”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–132 inserted “and is not deportable under section 1251(a)(4)(B) of this title” after “ineligible to citizenship”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) Registry.— Section 249(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1259(d)) is amended by inserting “and is not deportable under section 241(a)(4)(B)” after “ineligible to citizenship”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 104–132 effective Apr. 24, 1996, and applicable to applications filed before, on, or after such date if final action not yet taken on them before such date, see section 413(g) of Pub. L. 104–132, set out as a note under section 1253 of this title.

8. 1996

   Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997

   Pub. L. 104–208 div. C title III § 308(g)(10)(C) · 110 Stat. 3009

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1259(d)

   Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “section 1227(a)(4)(B)” for “section 1251(a)(4)(B)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (d). Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “section 1227(a)(4)(B)” for “section 1251(a)(4)(B)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 308. None of the funds in this Act may be used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which are located on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands in a manner different than such sales were conducted in fiscal year 1995.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 104–132 effective Apr. 24, 1996, and applicable to applications filed before, on, or after such date if final action not yet taken on them before such date, see section 413(g) of Pub. L. 104–132, set out as a note under section 1253 of this title.

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