Sec. 622. Terrorist bar to good moral character
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Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) ), as amended by sections 506 and 508, is further amended— in paragraph (8), by striking ; or and inserting , regardless whether the crime was classified as an aggravated felony at the time of conviction, provided that, the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General may, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, determine that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of a single aggravated felony conviction (other than murder, manslaughter, homicide, rape, or any sex offense when the victim of such sex offense was a minor) for which completion of the term of imprisonment or the sentence (whichever is later) occurred 15 or more years before the date of application; ; and by inserting after paragraph (10), as added by section 506, the following: one who the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General of Homeland Security, to have been at any time an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4), which determination— may be based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national security information; and shall be binding upon any court regardless of the applicable standard of review. ; and by striking the first sentence of the undesignated paragraph at the end and inserting following:
Client - made some change here and I can't figure out what it is. The fact that any person is not within any of the foregoing classes shall not preclude a discretionary finding for other reasons that such a person is or was not of good character. The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall not be limited to the applicant’s conduct during the period for which good moral character is required, but may take into consideration as a basis for determination the applicant's conduct and acts at any time. .
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(b)of section 509 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking convictions and all that follows through the end and inserting convictions occurring before, on, or after such date. .
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(b)The amendments made by subsections
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(b)shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply to any act that occurred before, on, or after the date of enactment, and shall apply to any application for naturalization or any other benefit or relief, or any other case or matter under the immigration laws pending on or filed after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)The amendments made by subsection
(c)shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 ).
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Sec. 622
Terrorist bar to good moral character
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101-649
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108-458
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