Immigration law

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Immigration law refers to the rules, regulations and policies governing who is allowed to enter, live, and work in a country.

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA): The primary source of immigration law in the United States, outlining the legal requirements for admission, removal, and naturalization.
Nonimmigrant Visas: Short-term visas that allow foreign nationals to come to the United States for a specific purpose, such as studying, working, or visiting.
Immigrant Visas: Permanent resident visas that allow foreign nationals to live and work in the United States indefinitely.
Asylum and Refugee Status: Protection granted to those who are fleeing persecution in their home country and cannot safely return.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): A program that provides temporary relief from deportation to certain undocumented individuals who came to the US as children.
Naturalization: The process by which a foreign national acquires US citizenship.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS): A program that provides temporary protection to individuals from countries experiencing conflict, disaster, or other extraordinary circumstances.
Family-based Immigration: The process by which US citizens and legal permanent residents can sponsor family members for permanent residence in the US.
Employment-based Immigration: The process by which employers can sponsor foreign nationals for permanent residence in the US based on their skills, education, and work experience.
Removal and Deportation: The mandatory and discretionary process by which non-citizens are ordered to leave the US and can face various restrictions on returning.
Visa Waiver Program (VWP): A program that allows eligible citizens or nationals of certain countries to visit the US for up to 90 days without a visa.
H-1B visas: A type of nonimmigrant visa that allows US employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations.
Public Charge Rule: A recent rule change that makes it more difficult for low-income immigrants to obtain green cards and other visas.
The Dream Act: A proposed law that, if passed, would create a path to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.
Temporary protected Status (TPS): A program that provides temporary protection to individuals from countries experiencing conflict, disaster, or other extraordinary circumstances.
Asylum law: This area of immigration law deals with requests for asylum from individuals fleeing persecution or harm in their home country. It covers regulations surrounding eligibility, application procedures and rates of granting asylum.
Deportation and removal law: This area of immigration law concerns deportation and removal proceedings. It covers regulations associated with the deportation process, like how deportation hearings are held, the rights of persons facing deportation and potential remedies.
Family-based immigration law: This area of immigration law deals with the rights companion, children or family members of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, to live and become lawful residents in the United States. It includes regulations concerning the eligible relatives, required paperwork, waiting periods, and the immigration process.
Employment-based immigration law: This area of immigration law deals with employment-based immigration status. It involves regulations associated with visas for authorized individuals, foreign workers, or those seeking permanent residency through an employment sponsor.
Refugee and Humanitarian law: This area of immigration law covers and establishes policies related to refugees, displaced persons, and humanitarian aid. It includes regulations surrounding eligibility, application procedures, staging of displaced persons or refugees, resettlement processes, and more.
Naturalization and citizenship law: This area of immigration law deals with citizenship processes and naturalization, naturalization testing, and history knowledge required for eligibility, application process, and other requirements before gaining permanent residency in the United States.
Criminal law and Immigration law: Intersection between criminal law and immigration law involves a range of issues, from criminal provision for immigration offenses to deportation consequences for certain criminal activities like drug offenses or crimes of violence.
"Immigration law includes the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country."
"Strictly speaking, it is distinct from other matters such as naturalization and citizenship, although they are sometimes conflated."
"Countries frequently maintain laws that regulate both the rights of entry and exit as well as internal rights, such as the duration of stay, freedom of movement, and the right to participate in commerce or government."
"Immigration law includes the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country."
"Although they are sometimes conflated."
"Internal rights, such as the duration of stay, freedom of movement, and the right to participate in commerce or government."
"Immigration law includes the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country."
"Statutes, regulations, and legal precedents."
"Countries frequently maintain laws that regulate both the rights of entry and exit."
"Governing immigration into and deportation from a country."
"...both the rights of entry and exit as well as internal rights..."
"Right to participate in commerce or government."
"...such as the duration of stay..."
"Freedom of movement."
"Legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country."
"Distinct from other matters such as naturalization and citizenship..."
"Countries frequently maintain laws..."
"Right to participate in commerce or government."
"National statutes, regulations, and legal precedents..."
"Laws that regulate both the rights of entry and exit."