US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

8 U.S.C. § 137b to 173

Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(2), (3), (5), (13), (18), (19), (23), (31), (32), (47), 66 Stat. 279, 280, eff. Dec. 24, 1952

Section text and notes

act Mar. 17, 1932, ch. 85 47 Stat. 67 section 1182(a) of this titleSections 137b to 137d, , §§ 1–3, , related to alien musicians. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 4 39 Stat. 878 Section 138, , , related to importation of aliens for immoral purposes. See sections 1326, 1328 and 1329 of this title.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 5 39 Stat. 879 section 1330 of this titleSection 139, , , related to contract laborers. See .

Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1210, § 1 25 Stat. 566 33 Stat. 591 Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3 37 Stat. 737 Section 140, acts , ; , Pub. R. 33, ; , , related to rewards to informer.

act Feb. 26, 1885, ch. 164, § 2 23 Stat. 332 Section 141, , , related to validity of contracts for labor of aliens made before importation.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 6 39 Stat. 879 section 1330 of this titleSection 142, , , related to advertisement of employment. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 7 39 Stat. 879 section 1330 of this titleSection 143, , , related to solicitation of immigration by transportation companies. See .

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 8 39 Stat. 880 Mar. 20, 1952, ch. 108, § 1 66 Stat. 26 section 1324(a) of this titleSection 144, acts , ; , , related to bringing in or harboring certain aliens. See .

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 9 39 Stat. 880 May 26, 1924, ch. 190, § 26 43 Stat. 166 section 1322 of this titleSection 145, acts , ; , , related to bringing in aliens subject to disability or afflicted with disease. See .

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 10 39 Stat. 881 May 26, 1924, ch. 190, § 27 43 Stat. 167 section 1321 of this titleSection 146, acts , ; , , related to prevention of unauthorized landing of aliens. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 27, § 11 39 Stat. 881 section 1222 of this titleSection 147, , , related to detention of aliens for observation and examination. See .

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 12 39 Stat. 882 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 July 30, 1947, ch. 384 61 Stat. 630 Section 148, acts , ; , ; , , related to lists of passengers arriving or departing.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 13 39 Stat. 884 Section 149, , , related to grouping of alien passengers in lists.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 14 39 Stat. 884 Section 150, , , related to refusal or failure to furnish alien passenger list.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 15 39 Stat. 885 Dec. 19, 1944, ch. 608, § 1 58 Stat. 816 Section 151, acts , ; , , related to inspection of alien passengers on arrival. See section 1223(a), (b) of this title.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 16 39 Stat. 885 July 1, 1944, ch. 373 58 Stat. 714 Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 5 60 Stat. 1049 Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 9(b) 62 Stat. 47 Section 152, acts , ; , title VII, § 713, formerly title VI, § 611, , 716, renumbered title VII, § 711, , , renumbered title VII, § 713, , , related to physical and mental examination of alien passengers. See sections 1222 and 1362 of this title.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 17 39 Stat. 887 Section 153, , , related to boards of special inquiry.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 18 39 Stat. 887 Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 690, § 1(e) 45 Stat. 1551 Dec. 19, 1944, ch. 608, § 2 58 Stat. 816 Section 154, acts , ; , ; , , related to immediate deportation of aliens brought in in violation of law.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 19 39 Stat. 889 June 28, 1940, ch. 439 54 Stat. 671 Dec. 8, 1942, ch. 697 56 Stat. 1044 July 1, 1948, ch. 783 62 Stat. 1206 section 155 of this titleSection 155, acts , ; , title II, § 20, ; , ; , , related to deportation of undesirable aliens generally; see sections 1227 and 1351 of this title. Section 22 of act provided that no alien should be deportable by reason of amendments to former by said act, on account of any act committed prior to the date of enactment of that act [].

act Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1052 64 Stat. 1048 Section 155a, , ch. III, , related to deportation or exclusion proceedings unaffected by the Administrative Procedure Act.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 20 39 Stat. 890 July 13, 1943, ch. 230 57 Stat. 553 Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024 64 Stat. 1010 June 18, 1952, ch. 442 66 Stat. 138 section 1227 of this titleSection 156, acts , ; , ; , title I, § 23, ; , , related to control over, and facilitation of deportation. See .

Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 224 46 Stat. 1171 June 28, 1940, ch. 439 54 Stat. 673 section 156a of this titleSection 156a, acts , ; , title II, § 21, , related to deportation of aliens engaged in narcotic traffic. Section 22 of act , provided that no alien should be deportable by reason of amendments to former by said act, on account of any act committed prior to the date of enactment of that act [].

act May 10, 1920, ch. 174 41 Stat. 593 Section 157, , §§ 1–3, , 594, related to deportation of aliens convicted of war-time offenses.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29 39 Stat. 891–894 Sections 158 to 163, , §§ 21–23, 28, , related to admission of aliens, detention, etc. See sections 1103(a), 1183, and 1327 of this title.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 25 39 Stat. 893 section 1329 of this titleSection 164, , , related to jurisdiction of district courts. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 31 39 Stat. 895 section 1287 of this titleSection 165, , , related to signing alien on ship’s articles with intent to permit landing in violation of law. See .

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 34 39 Stat. 896 May 26, 1924, ch. 190, § 19 43 Stat. 164 Section 166, acts , ; , , related to landing of excluded seamen. See sections 1282(b) and 1287 of this title.

May 26, 1924, ch. 190, § 20(a) 43 Stat. 164 Dec. 19, 1944, ch. 608, § 4 58 Stat. 817 section 1284 of this titleSection 167, acts –(c), ; , , related to control of alien seamen. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 33 39 Stat. 896 Section 168, , , related to paying off or discharging alien seamen. See sections 1282(a) and 1286 of this title.

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 35 39 Stat. 896 section 1285 of this titleSection 169, , , related to employment on passenger vessels of aliens suffering with mental disabilities. See .

act Dec. 26, 1920, ch. 4 41 Stat. 1082 section 1283 of this titleSection 170, , , related to treatment in hospitals of alien seamen. See .

act Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29, § 36 39 Stat. 896 section 1281 of this titleSection 171, , , related to lists of aliens employed on vessels arriving from foreign ports. See .

Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 206, § 8 27 Stat. 570 Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 7 32 Stat. 328 Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3 37 Stat. 737 Section 172, acts , ; , ; , , related to posting of laws by agents of steamship companies.

Feb. 5, 1917, ch. 29 39 Stat. 874 June 2, 1924, ch. 233 43 Stat. 253 Section 173, acts , §§ 1, 37, , 897; , , related to definitions of aliens, seamen, etc. See section 1101(a)(3), (10), (38), (b)(3), (d)(7) of this title.