8 U.S.C. § 1282 | Conditional permits to land temporarily

(a)

Period of time

section 1101(a) of this titleNo alien crewman shall be permitted to land temporarily in the United States except as provided in this section and sections 1182(d)(3), (5) and 1283 of this title. If an immigration officer finds upon examination that an alien crewman is a nonimmigrant under paragraph (15)(D) of and is otherwise admissible and has agreed to accept such permit, he may, in his discretion, grant the crewman a conditional permit to land temporarily pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, subject to revocation in subsequent proceedings as provided in subsection (b), and for a period of time, in any event, not to exceed—

(1)

the period of time (not exceeding twenty-nine days) during which the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived remains in port, if the immigration officer is satisfied that the crewman intends to depart on the vessel or aircraft on which he arrived;

(2)

twenty-nine days, if the immigration officer is satisfied that the crewman intends to depart, within the period for which he is permitted to land, on a vessel or aircraft other than the one on which he arrived; or

(3)

180 days, if the immigration officer determines that the crewman—

(A)

intends to depart, within the period for which the crewman is permitted to land, on the same vessel or on a vessel or aircraft other than the vessel on which the crewman arrived; and

(B)

will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade during such period.

(b)

Revocation; expenses of detention

section 1229a of this titlePursuant to regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, any immigration officer may, in his discretion, if he determines that an alien is not a bona fide crewman, or does not intend to depart on the vessel or aircraft which brought him, revoke the conditional permit to land which was granted such crewman under the provisions of subsection (a)(1), take such crewman into custody, and require the master or commanding officer of the vessel or aircraft on which the crewman arrived to receive and detain him on board such vessel or aircraft, if practicable, and such crewman shall be removed from the United States at the expense of the transportation line which brought him to the United States. Until such alien is so removed, any expenses of his detention shall be borne by such transportation company. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the procedure prescribed in to cases falling within the provisions of this subsection.

(c)

Penalties

Any alien crewman who willfully remains in the United States in excess of the number of days allowed in any conditional permit issued under subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.

June 27, 1952, ch. 477 66 Stat. 220 Pub. L. 101–649, title V, § 543(b)(1)Nov. 29, 1990104 Stat. 5059 Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 306(c)(3)Dec. 12, 1991105 Stat. 1752 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(e)(2)(E)Sept. 30, 1996110 Stat. 3009–620 Pub. L. 117–360, § 3Jan. 5, 2023136 Stat. 6293(, title II, ch. 6, § 252, ; , , ; , , ; , (g)(5)(A)(i), , , 3009–623; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–3602023—Subsec. (a)(3). added par. (3).

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(g)(5)(A)(i)1996—Subsec. (b). , substituted “section 1229a” for “section 1252”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(2)(E), substituted “removed” for “deported” in two places.

Pub. L. 102–2321991—Subsec. (c). substituted “fined under title 18” for “fined not more than $2,000 (or, if greater, the amount provided under title 18)”.

Pub. L. 101–6491990—Subsec. (c). substituted “shall be fined not more than $2,000 (or, if greater, the amount provided under title 18) or imprisoned not more than 6 months” for “shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or shall be imprisoned for not more than six months”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–208Sept. 30, 1996section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208 section 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 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–232 Pub. L. 101–649 section 310(1) of Pub. L. 102–232 section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–649Nov. 29, 1990section 543(c) of Pub. L. 101–649 section 1221 of this titleAmendment by applicable to actions taken after , see , set out as a note under .

Rule of Construction

Pub. L. 117–360 section 4 of Pub. L. 117–360 section 1101 of this titleFor purposes of amendment by , performance by crewmen of ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations not to be considered, for immigration purposes, to be services, work, labor or employment by the crewman within the United States, 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 .