| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Prior Removal from the United States |
| Prior Removal from the United StatesMore... |
| Visa Types - Representatives To International Organizations - G |
| Representatives to certain international organizations may qualify for G visas to permit them and their families to travel to the United States to pursue their official duties. However, G visas are restricted to a narrow class of aliens. More... |
| Ellis Island |
| Ellis Island as an Immigration PortMore... |
| Designation of "Foreign Terrorist Organization" for Purposes of the Immigration and Naturalization Act |
| The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) provides that an alien is inadmissible to the United States if he or she is a representative of a "foreign terrorist organization." It also provides that an alien in the United States may be removed if he or she engages in terrorist activity. Section 219 of the INA sets the guidelines for the circumstances under which the U.S. Secretary of State can declare an organization a foreign terrorist organization. More... |
| Actions for Damages - Generally and Private Causes of Action |
| There are at least four types of actions for damages that may be brought by aliens as a result of their alleged treatment by governmental officials: (1) claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act; (2) actions under the federal civil rights statutes; (3) Bivens actions; and (4) private causes of action. These different theories of recovery differ in many ways, including what prerequisites exist before a lawsuit may be pursued, who may be sued, and what may be recovered.More... |
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