INA §237 (2011): Deportable aliens

Classes of deportable aliens

Inadmissible at time of entry or of adjustment of status or violates status

Inadmissible aliens

Present in violation of law

Violated nonimmigrant status or condition of entry

i.: Nonimmigrant status violators
ii.: Violators of conditions of entry

Termination of conditional permanent residence

i.: In general
ii.: Exception

i.: In general
ii.: Special rule in the case of family reunification
iii.: Waiver authorized

Repealed. Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, §671(d)(1)(C), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–723

Waiver authorized for certain misrepresentations

Criminal offenses

i.: Crimes of moral turpitude
ii.: Multiple criminal convictions
iii.: Aggravated felony
iv.: High speed flight
v.: Failure to register as a sex offender
vi.: Waiver authorized

Controlled substances

i.: Conviction
ii.: Drug abusers and addicts

Certain firearm offenses

Miscellaneous crimes

Crimes of domestic violence, stalking, or violation of protection order, crimes against children and

i.: Domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse
ii.: Violators of protection orders

Failure to register and falsification of documents

Change of address

Failure to register or falsification of documents

i.: In general
ii.: Waiver authorized

Falsely claiming citizenship

i.: In general
ii.: Exception

Security and related grounds

Terrorist activities

i.: In general
ii.: Exceptions

Participated in Nazi persecution, genocide, or the commission of any act of torture or extrajudicial killing

Participated in the commission of severe violations of religious freedom

Recruitment or use of child soldiers

Unlawful voters

A.: In general
B.: Exception

Waiver for victims of domestic violence

A.: In general
B.: Credible evidence considered

Deportation of certain nonimmigrants

Waiver of grounds for deportation

Administrative stay