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Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) and companion measures rewrote removal law.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How did the 1996 Clinton-era immigration laws change deportation procedures and categories?

—principally the (IIRAIRA) and companion measures—rewrote removal law by expanding the list of deportable offenses, narrowing relief from removal, and creating faster, more administrative removal proc...

Jan 31, 2026

What would a congressional amnesty statute need to include to create paths to permanent residence?

A congressional amnesty statute that genuinely creates pathways to lawful permanent residence (LPR) must combine clear eligibility rules, interim legal status, a defined adjustment mechanism to green ...