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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002495

A United States federal law enacted in 1996 that substantially reformed immigration law. It increased penalties for immigration-related offenses, expanded categories of deportable offenses, and strengthened border enforcement measures. The Act also introduced new restrictions on asylum claims and limited judicial review of certain immigration decisions.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002495
FieldLaw
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility-act/"
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