Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security; Delegations of Authority; Immigration Laws

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 03-5146
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 6, 2003
• Effective: March 6, 2003
• Comments close: April 7, 2003
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; Immigration and Naturalization Service

Official abstract

This final rule amends certain regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws to reflect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and to address delegation of that authority, as a result of the March 1, 2003, transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security.

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