Immigration and Nationality Act

noun

1. McCarran-Walter Act.

Example Sentences

The play, set in 1973 in an unnamed midsize American city, revolves around two women, one from the Philippines, the other from South Korea, who are part of the wave of Asian immigration that was made possible by the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, colloquially known as Hart-Celler after Sen. Philip Hart and Rep. Emanuel Celler who co-sponsored the bill.

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“The Immigration and Nationality Act states that immigration officers can briefly stop an individual to question them about their immigration status, if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the individual is illegally present in the United States. And reasonable suspicion is not just based on race — it’s based on a totality of the circumstances.”

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Rubio has claimed that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows the secretary of state to revoke a noncitizen’s legal status if it is decided the person’s actions or statements “compromise a compelling United States foreign policy interest.”

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District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to challenge the termination of his asylum status as arbitrary, capricious and a violation of federal law, namely the Administrative Procedure Act, the Fifth Amendment and the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the U.S. made admitting immigrants with relatives here a priority.

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