Section 266 of the INA: A Forgotten Immigration Crime
By Andrew R. Arthur on August 6, 2018
There has been a lack of clarity in recent weeks about the criminal provisions governing illegal entry into the United States. For example, Fox News reported last week that Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) was "confused" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Matthew Albence's statements concerning aliens who have been detained because they have "broken a law". The law in question is section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which renders initial illegal entry a misdemeanor, and a subsequent offense a felony.
But another provision of the INA (section 266(a)), which would apply criminal penalties to aliens present in the United States after an illegal entry who have failed to register under the INA, has not received the same attention, either by the public or, apparently, by ICE.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Section-266-INA-Forgotten-Immigration-Crime
