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    8 USC Sec. 1327                                             01/05/2009

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    TITLE 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
    CHAPTER 12 - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
    SUBCHAPTER II - IMMIGRATION
    Part VIII - General Penalty Provisions

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    Sec. 1327. Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter

STATUTE

      Any person who knowingly aids or assists any alien inadmissible
    under section 1182(a)(2) (insofar as an alien inadmissible under
    such section has been convicted of an aggravated felony) or
    1182(a)(3) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof) of this title to
    enter the United States, or who connives or conspires with any
    person or persons to allow, procure, or permit any such alien to
    enter the United States, shall be fined under title 18, or
    imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

SOURCE

    (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 8, Sec. 277, 66 Stat. 229;
    Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7346(a), (c)(1), Nov. 18, 1988,
    102 Stat. 4471; Pub. L. 101-649, title V, Sec. 543(b)(4), title VI,
    Sec. 603(a)(16), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5059, 5084; Pub. L. 104-
    208, div. C, title III, Sec. 308(d)(3)(A), Sept. 30, 1996, 110
    Stat. 3009-617.)

AMENDMENTS

      1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "inadmissible" for
    "excludable" in two places.
      1990 - Pub. L. 101-649, Sec. 603(a)(16), substituted "1182(a)(2)
    (insofar as an alien excludable under such section has been
    convicted of an aggravated felony) or 1182(a)(3) (other than
    subparagraph (E) thereof)" for "1182(a)(9), (10), (23) (insofar as
    an alien excludable under any such paragraph has in addition been
    convicted of an aggravated felony), (27), (28), or (29)".
      Pub. L. 101-649, Sec. 543(b)(4), substituted "shall be fined
    under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 10 years" for "shall be
    guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
    by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more
    than five years".
      1988 - Pub. L. 100-690 substituted "certain aliens" for
    "subversive alien" in section catchline and inserted "(9), (10),
    (23) (insofar as an alien excludable under any such paragraph has
    in addition been convicted of an aggravated felony)," after
    "1182(a)".
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 effective, with certain transitional
    provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than
    180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104-208,
    set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by section 543(b)(4) of Pub. L. 101-649 applicable to
    actions taken after Nov. 29, 1990, see section 543(c) of Pub. L.
    101-649, set out as a note under section 1221 of this title.
      Amendment by section 603(a)(16) of Pub. L. 101-649 applicable to
    individuals entering United States on or after June 1, 1991, see
    section 601(e)(1) of Pub. L. 101-649, set out as a note under
    section 1101 of this title.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
      Section 7346(b) of Pub. L. 100-690 provided that: "The amendment
    made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to any
    aid or assistance which occurs on or after the date of the
    enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1988]."
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