Criminal Penalties for Aliens' Failure to File a Change of Address
Another forgotten immigration crime
By Andrew R. Arthur on August 15, 2018
In a recent post, I discussed the criminal penalties for violations of the registration requirements in section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which are set forth in 266(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). I described that latter provision as a "forgotten immigration crime". A review of the INA reveals yet another underutilized criminal offense, this one in subsection 266(b) of the INA for failing to file a notice of a change of address under section 265 of the INA. This criminal offense would apply both to aliens who have entered illegally and those who have overstayed their nonimmigrant visas.
Section 265(a) of the INA states:
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