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 PUBLIC LAW 95-549—OCT. 30, 1978

92 STAT. 2065

Public Law 95-549 95th Congress An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into, and to deport from, the United States all aliens who persecuted any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion, under the direction of the Nazi government of Germany, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SEC. 101. (a) Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), relating to general classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission, is amended— (1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (32) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (2) by adding immediately after paragraph (32) the following new paragraph: "(33) Any alien who during the period beginning on March 23, 1933, and ending on May 8, 1945, under the direction of, or in association with— " (A) the Nazi government in Germany, "(B) any government in any area occupied by the military forces of the Nazi government of Germany, "(C) any government established with the assistance or cooperation of the Nazi government of Germany, or "(D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi government of Germany, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person because of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion.". SEC. 102. Section 212(d)(3) of such Act (S U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)), relating to waiver of exclusions for certain non-immigrants, is amended by striking out "(27) and (29)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(27), (29), and (33)" each place it appears. SEC. 103. Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1251(a)), relating to general classes of deportable aliens, is amended— (1) by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (17); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (18) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or"; and (3) by adding immediately after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph: "(19) during the period beginning on March 23, 1933, and ending on May 8, 1945, under the direction of, or in association with— " (A) the Nazi government of Germany, "(B) any government in any area occupied by the military forces of the Nazi government of Germany,

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Oct. 30, 1978 [H.R. 12509]

Immigration and Nationality Act, amendment.

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