Any person who knowingly aids or assists any alien inadmissible under section 1182(a)(2) (insofar as an alien inadmissible under such section has been convicted of an aggravated felony) or 1182(a)(3) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof) of this title to enter the United States, or who connives or conspires with any person or persons to allow, procure, or permit any such alien to enter the United States, shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
June 27, 1952, ch. 47766 Stat. 229Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7346(a)102 Stat. 4471Pub. L. 101–649, title V, § 543(b)(4)104 Stat. 5059Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(d)(3)(A)110 Stat. 3009–617(, title II, ch. 8, § 277, ; , (c)(1), , ; , title VI, § 603(a)(16), , , 5084; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–2081996— substituted “inadmissible” for “excludable” in two places.
Pub. L. 101–649, § 603(a)(16)1990—, substituted “1182(a)(2) (insofar as an alien excludable under such section has been convicted of an aggravated felony) or 1182(a)(3) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof)” for “1182(a)(9), (10), (23) (insofar as an alien excludable under any such paragraph has in addition been convicted of an aggravated felony), (27), (28), or (29)”.
Pub. L. 101–649, § 543(b)(4), substituted “shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years”.
Pub. L. 100–6901988— substituted “certain aliens” for “subversive alien” in section catchline and inserted “(9), (10), (23) (insofar as an alien excludable under any such paragraph has in addition been convicted of an aggravated felony),” after “1182(a)”.
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 .
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
section 543(b)(4) of Pub. L. 101–649section 543(c) of Pub. L. 101–649section 1221 of this titleAmendment by applicable to actions taken after , see , set out as a note under .
section 603(a)(16) of Pub. L. 101–649section 601(e)(1) of Pub. L. 101–649section 1101 of this titleAmendment by applicable to individuals entering United States on or after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7346(b)102 Stat. 4471