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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Immigration Act of 1990 · Sec. 515

Sec. 515. ASYLUM IN THE CASE OF ALIENS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED FELONIES

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## SEC. 515 ASYLUM IN THE CASE OF ALIENS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED FELONIES ###
(a)In General ####
(1)Section 208 (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) > > An alien who has been convicted of an aggravated felony, notwithstanding subsection (a), may not apply for or be granted asylum.” > . ####
(2)Section 243(h)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:"For purposes of subparagraph (B), an alien who has been convicted of an aggravated felony shall be considered to have committed a particularly serious crime.”". ###
(b)Effective Dates #### (1)33 The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply to convictions entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act and to applications for asylum made on or after such date. 33Paragraphs
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(2)of section 515(b) were amended to read as shown by §306(a)(13) of the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 (P.L. 102–232, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1752), effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990. #### (2)33 The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to convictions entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act and to applications for withholding of deportation made on or after such date. ## Subtitle B Provision Relating to Employer Sanctions
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ASYLUM IN THE CASE OF ALIENS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED FELONIES
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