Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is a major U.S. federal law that significantly tightened immigration enforcement, expanded grounds for deportation, and restructured procedures for removing noncitizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
affected asylum procedures ⓘ
reentry after removal penalties ⓘ
voluntary departure rules ⓘ
amends Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
appliesTo lawful permanent residents ⓘ
nonimmigrant visa holders ⓘ
undocumented immigrants ⓘ
authorized border fencing and infrastructure ⓘ
increased Border Patrol staffing ⓘ
state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities ⓘ
changed cancellation of removal standards ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 8 of the United States Code ⓘ
surface form: 8 U.S. Code
congressNumber 104th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
created 10-year unlawful presence bar ⓘ
287(g) program ⓘ
3-year unlawful presence bar ⓘ
expedited removal procedures ⓘ
permanent unlawful presence bar ⓘ
unlawful presence bars ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
expanded definition of aggravated felony for immigration purposes ⓘ
grounds of deportability ⓘ
grounds of inadmissibility ⓘ
mandatory detention of certain noncitizens ⓘ
hasLongTermImpactOn deportation rates in the United States ⓘ
immigration court procedures ⓘ
rights of noncitizens in removal proceedings ⓘ
imposed good moral character requirements for cancellation of removal ⓘ
hardship standard for cancellation of removal ⓘ
physical presence requirements for cancellation of removal ⓘ
introducedConcept unlawful presence ⓘ
introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeType omnibus immigration enforcement reform ⓘ
partOf Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 ⓘ
primarySubject border control ⓘ
deportation procedures ⓘ
immigration enforcement ⓘ
removal of noncitizens ⓘ
replaced suspension of deportation with cancellation of removal ⓘ
restricted eligibility for certain public benefits for noncitizens ⓘ
judicial review of immigration decisions ⓘ
shortName IIRIRA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingDate 1996-09-30 ⓘ
strengthened border enforcement measures ⓘ
titleOfPublicLaw Public Law 104-208 ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1996 ⓘ

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Immigration and Nationality Act → amendedBy → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
E-Verify → legalBasis → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
INA → amendedBy → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
subject surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act
Pub.L. 82–414 → amendedBy → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
Immigration Act of 1990 → relatedTo → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
Cuban Adjustment Act → amendedBy → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
Basic Pilot Program → legalBasis → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
IIRIRA → fullName → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
IIRIRA → title → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 → includes → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 → containsDivision → Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Division C – Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996