Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens

Abstract

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) spells out a strict set of admissions criteria and exclusion rules for all foreign nationals who come permanently to the United States as immigrants (i.e., legal permanent residents) or temporarily as nonimmigrants. Notably, any alien who engages in terrorist activity, or is a representative or member of a designated foreign terrorist organization, is generally inadmissible. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the INA was broadened to deny entry to representatives of groups that endorse terrorism, prominent individuals who endorse terrorism, and (in certain circumstances) spouses and children of aliens who are removable on terrorism grounds. The INA also contains grounds for inadmissibility based on foreign policy concerns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475065

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Garcia
  • Ruth E. Wasem

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Border Security
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Terrorism

Readers

  • Canadian European Scientific Immigration and Epilepsy Clearance Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies