Procedures for the Detention and Release of Criminal Aliens by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and for Custody Redeterminations by the Executive Office for Immigration Review

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• Document number: 98-13178
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: May 19, 1998
• Effective: June 18, 1998
• Agency: Justice Department; Immigration and Naturalization Service and Executive Office for; Immigration Review

Official abstract

This rule amends the regulations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), establishing a regulatory framework for the detention of criminal aliens pursuant to the Transition Period Custody Rules (TPCR) set forth in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This rule is necessary to provide uniform guidance to Service officers and immigration judges (IJs) regarding application of the TPCR.

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