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Request Consultation	Recent Questions	Immigration Overview

by Stephen Yale-Loehr and Sean Koehler

Table of Contents
1.1 Introduction/Overview
1.2 The Constitutional Sources of Immigration Law
1.3 Scope of Immigration Law
1.4 Brief History of U.S. Immigration Law
1.5 How Immigration Legislation is Made
1.6 The Statute
1.7 Regulations
1.8 Agencies Involved in Administering Immigration Law
1.9 Key Concepts/Terms
1.9.1 Foreign National and "Alien"
1.9.2 Nonimmigrant v. Immigrant
1.9.3 Consular Processing Overseas v.Adjustment of Status in the United States
1.9.4 Entry v. Admission
1.9.5 Exclusion v. Inadmissibility
1.9.6 Removal v. Exclusion/Deportation
1.9.7 Visa v. Status
1.10 Visa Categories
1.10.1 Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visa Categories
1.10.2 Immigrant (Permanent) Visa Categories
1.11 Refugees/Asylum Seekers
1.12 Admission Issues
1.12.1 Grounds of Inadmissibility
1.12.2 Admission Procedures
1.13 Removal Issues
1.13.1 Grounds of Deportability
1.13.2 Removal Procedures
1.13.3 Expedited Removal
1.13.4 Relief from Removal
1.14 Keeping Immigrant Status
1.15 Citizenship
1.16 Public Benefits/Rights of Foreign Nationals
1.17 Conclusion