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1996 Immigration Reform

The 1996 immigration statutes reconfigured U.S. deportation law by replacing the old exclusion/deportation framework with a unified removal system and creating expedited removal procedures.

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How did the 1996 immigration laws change expedited removal and deportation procedures?

The 1996 immigration statutes—most notably the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)—reconfigured U.S. deportation law by replacing the old exclusion/deportation framewo...