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8 U.S.C. § 262 to 297

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Repealed. Dec. 17, 1943, ch. 344, § 1, 57 Stat. 600
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Title
8 — Aliens and Nationality
Chapter
CH7
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Sections, acts May 6, 1882, ch. 126, §§ 1, 3, 6–13, 15, 16, 22 Stat. 59–61; July 5, 1884, ch. 220, 23 Stat. 115–118; Sept. 13, 1888, ch. 1015, §§ 5–11, 13, 14, 25 Stat. 477–479; Oct. 1, 1888, ch. 1064, §§ 1, 2, 25 Stat. 504; May 5, 1892, ch. 60, §§ 1–3, 5–8, 27 Stat. 25, 26; Nov. 3, 1893, ch. 14, §§ 1, 2, 28 Stat. 7, 8; July 7, 1898, No. 55, § 1 (part), 30 Stat. 751; Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 1, 31 Stat. 161; June 6, 1900, ch. 791, § 1 (part), 31 Stat. 611; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 845, §§ 1–3, 31 Stat. 1093; Apr. 29, 1902, ch. 641, §§ 1, 2, 4, 32 Stat. 176, 177; Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1630, § 5, 33 Stat. 428; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 476, related to exclusion of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent from the United States or its Territories, and to various matters pertaining thereto, including the requirement of certificates of permission and identity by those who might be entitled to entry, exemptions, duties of masters of vessels and Federal officers, arrest, hearing and removal of Chinese unlawfully within the United States or its Territories, habeas corpus, and forfeitures and penalties for violation of the exclusion laws.

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