Title 8 of the United States Code

Title 8 of the United States Code codifies statutes relating to aliens and nationality in the United States Code.

Chapters 1-11

 * : General Provisions (repealed or omitted)
 * : Elective Franchise (transferred)
 * : Civil Rights (transferred/repealed)
 * : Freedmen (omitted)
 * : Alien Ownership of Land (transferred/omitted)
 * : Immigration (transferred/omitted/repealed)
 * : Exclusion of Chinese (omitted/repealed)
 * : The Cooly Trade (repealed)
 * : Miscellaneous Provisions (repealed or transferred)
 * : Alien Registration (repealed)
 * : Nationality (repealed or transferred)

Subchapter I: General Provisions

 * : Definitions
 * : Diplomatic and semidiplomatic immunities
 * : Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General
 * : Powers and duties of Secretary of State
 * : Liaison with internal security officers; data exchange
 * : Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants
 * is repealed.
 * : Additional report

Part I: Selection System

 * : Worldwide level of immigration
 * is repealed
 * : Numerical limitations on individual foreign states
 * : Allocation of immigrant visas
 * : Procedure for granting immigrant status
 * : Revocation of approval of petitions; effective date
 * : Unused immigrant visas
 * : Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees
 * : Asylum
 * : Adjustment of status of refugees
 * : Special agricultural workers
 * is repealed.

Part II: Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens

 * : Admission of immigrants into the United States
 * : Inadmissible aliens
 * is repealed.
 * : Denial of visas to confiscators of American property
 * : Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policy
 * : Denial of entry into United States of Chinese and other nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue transplantation
 * : Admission of aliens on giving bond or undertaking; return upon permanent departure
 * : Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support
 * : Admission of nonimmigrants
 * : Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants
 * : Travel control of citizens and aliens
 * is transferred.
 * : Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters
 * : Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, and children
 * : Visa waiver program for certain visitors
 * : Provision of assistance to non-program countries
 * : Admission of temporary H–2A workers
 * : Designation of foreign terrorist organizations

Part III: Issuance of Entry Documents

 * : Issuance of visas
 * is repealed.
 * : Application for visas
 * : Reentry permit
 * : Immediate relative and special immigrant visas
 * is repealed.

Part IV: Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal

 * : Lists of alien and citizen passengers arriving and departing
 * : Detention of aliens for physical and mental examination
 * : Entry through or from foreign territory and adjacent islands
 * : Designation of ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft
 * : Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing
 * : Preinspection at foreign airports
 * : Apprehension and detention of aliens
 * : Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial review
 * : Deportable aliens
 * : Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing aggravated felonies
 * : Initiation of removal proceedings
 * : Removal proceedings
 * : Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status
 * : Voluntary departure
 * : Records of admission
 * : Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed
 * : Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children

Part V: Adjustment and Change of Status

 * is transferred.
 * is repealed.
 * : Judicial review of orders of removal
 * is transferred.
 * is repealed.
 * : Authorizing State and local law enforcement officials to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens
 * : Penalties related to removal
 * is repealed.
 * : Temporary protected status
 * : Collection of fees under temporary protected status program
 * : Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence
 * : Adjustment of status of certain entrants before January 1, 1982, to that of person admitted for lawful residence
 * : Adjustment of status of certain nonimmigrants to that of persons admitted for permanent residence
 * : Rescission of adjustment of status; effect upon naturalized citizen
 * : Adjustment of status of certain resident aliens to nonimmigrant status; exceptions
 * : Change of nonimmigrant classification
 * : Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972
 * : Removal of aliens falling into distress

Part VI: Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen

 * : Alien crewmen
 * : Conditional permits to land temporarily
 * : Hospital treatment of alien crewmen afflicted with certain diseases
 * : Control of alien crewmen
 * : Employment on passenger vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities
 * : Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties
 * : Alien crewmen brought into the United States with intent to evade immigration laws; penalties
 * : Limitations on performance of longshore work by alien crewmen

Part VII: Registration of Aliens

 * : Alien seeking entry; contents
 * : Registration of aliens
 * : Registration of special groups
 * : Forms for registration and fingerprinting
 * : Notices of change of address
 * : Penalties

Part VIII: General Penalty Provisions

 * : Prevention of unauthorized landing of aliens
 * : Bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground; persons liable; clearance papers; exceptions; "person" defined
 * : Unlawful bringing of aliens into United States
 * : Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
 * : Unlawful employment of aliens
 * : Unfair immigration-related employment practices
 * : Penalties for document fraud
 * : Civil penalties for failure to depart
 * : Improper entry by alien
 * : Reentry of removed aliens
 * : Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter
 * : Importation of alien for immoral purpose
 * : Jurisdiction of district courts
 * : Collection of penalties and expenses

Part IX: Miscellaneous

 * : Nonimmigrant visa fees
 * : Printing of reentry permits and blank forms of manifest and crew lists; sale to public
 * : Travel expenses and expense of transporting remains of officers and employees dying outside of United States
 * : Officers and employees; overtime services; extra compensation; length of working day
 * : Extra compensation; payment
 * : Immigration officials; service in foreign contiguous territory
 * : Disposition of money received as extra compensation
 * : Applicability to members of the Armed Forces
 * : Disposal of privileges at immigrant stations; rentals; retail sale; disposition of receipts
 * : Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this subchapter
 * : Powers of immigration officers and employees
 * : Local jurisdiction over immigrant stations
 * : Application to American Indians born in Canada
 * : Establishment of central file; information from other departments and agencies
 * : Burden of proof upon alien
 * : Right to counsel
 * : Deposit of and interest on cash received to secure immigration bonds
 * : Undercover investigation authority
 * is repealed.
 * : Triennial comprehensive report on immigration
 * : Reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals
 * : Integrated entry and exit data system
 * : Biometric entry and exit data system
 * : Annual report on criminal aliens
 * : Penalties for disclosure of information
 * : Increase in INS detention facilities; report on detention space
 * : Treatment of expenses subject to emergency medical services exception
 * : Reimbursement of States and localities for emergency ambulance services
 * : Reports
 * : Program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants
 * : Communication between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service
 * : Information regarding female genital mutilation
 * is repealed.
 * : Domestic violence information and resources for immigrants and regulation of international marriage brokers
 * : Protections for domestic workers and other nonimmigrants
 * : Protections, remedies, and limitations on issuance for A–3 and G–5 visas
 * : Data on nonimmigrant overstay rates
 * : Collection of data on detained asylum seekers
 * : Collection of data on other detained aliens
 * : Technology standard to confirm identity
 * : Maintenance of statistics by the Department of Homeland Security
 * : Secretary of Labor report
 * : Acceptance and administration of gifts for immigration integration grants program

Chapters 13-15

 * : Immigration and Naturalization Service
 * : Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens
 * : Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform