section 1201(e) of this title The Attorney General shall cause to be filed, as a record of admission of each immigrant, the immigrant visa required by to be surrendered at the port of entry by the arriving alien to an immigration officer.
section 1181(b) of this title The Attorney General shall cause to be filed such record of the admission into the United States of each immigrant admitted under and of each nonimmigrant as the Attorney General deems necessary for the enforcement of the immigration laws.
June 27, 1952, ch. 477 66 Stat. 204 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III110 Stat. 3009–587 (, title II, ch. 4, § 240C, formerly § 240, ; renumbered § 240C and amended , §§ 304(a)(2), 308(f)(1)(K), , , 3009–621.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(f)(1)(K)1996—Subsec. (b). , substituted “admission” for “entry”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–208section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions
section 1551 of this titleFor abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under .