Immigration Law &Policy in the U.S.

A comprehensive collection of historical and current documents on immigration law and policy

This monumental collection is a compilation of the most important historical documents and legislation related to immigration in the United States, as well as current hearings, debates, and recent developments in immigration law. This is the first comprehensive database of its kind in a fully searchable format!

View BIA Precedent Decisions, legislative histories, law and policy titles, extradition titles, scholarly articles, an extensive bibliography, and other related works. Presented in HeinOnline’s user-friendly research platform, the functionality of this collection will allow you to easily browse and search these different sections of immigration law & policy in the U.S. all in one place!

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U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants

This new subcollection features two ceased serials, Refugee Reports (1976-2006) and World Refugee Survey (1960-2009) along with more than 100 Issue Paper titles.

CRS Reports

This subcollection features more than 150 congressional research service reports related to immigration including reports such as The Obama Administration’s

Supreme Court Briefs

This subcollection includes 50 supreme court briefs related to immigration.

Immigration Law

Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Precedent Decisions

Includes the most up-to-date opinions and decisions of the U.S. Department of Justice concerning U.S. immigration policy and practice

BIA Precedent Decisions is a working index to the Administrative Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Laws, containing decisions which have been selected and designated as precedents in accordance with Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations section 3.1 (g) and 103.3 (c). It includes all opinions and orders of the Attorney General, Board of Immigration Appeals and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service.

The index also gives access to Hein’s Interim Decision Service to Administrative Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Laws, giving you the most up-to-date opinions and decisions of the BIA.

Browse the index by decision number and search by keyword.

Acts & Legislative Histories

Includes all compiled legislative histories on immigration law, including:

Immigration and Nationality Acts. Legislative Histories and Related Documents 1950-1978 P. L. 82-414, P. L. 87-256, P. L. 87-301 - Compiled by Oscar M. Trelles II & James F. Bailey III

Immigration and Nationality Acts - Legislative Histories and Related Documents 1977-1986 First Series - P. L. 95-412, P. L. 95-549, P. L. 96-212 - Compiled by James F. Bailey III

Legislative History of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 P. L. 99-603 - Compiled by Arnold & Porter

Legislative History of the Immigration Amendments of 1988 P. L. 100-658 - Compiled by Arnold & Porter

Immigration Act of 1990: A Legislative History of Pub. L. No. 101-649, P. L. 101-649 - Compiled by Igor I. Kavass & Bernard D. Reams, Jr.

Law & Policy

Covering more than 200 years of immigration law & policy, notable classics include:

Digest of Immigration Laws and Decisions - Chapman W. Maupin

Immigration and Nationality Act, Annotated, with Rules and Regulations - Sidney Kansas

Citizenship of the United States of America - Sidney Kansas

Guide to Admission to the United States: Immigration Laws of the United States (2d ed.) - Carol McCormick Crosswell

Extradition

First time available online, in a fully searchable format!

U.S. Immigration: Exclusion and Deportation - Sidney Kansas

U.S. Immigration: Exclusion and Deportation and Citizenship of the United States of America (2d ed.) - Sidney Kansas

Treatise on the Laws Governing the Exclusion and Expulsion of Aliens in the United States - Clement L. Bouve

U.S. Wickersham Commission Reports . U.S. National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, 14 Volumes

FEATURING

FEATURED TITLEExtradition Laws and Treaties by Igor I. Kavass

Contains hundreds of valuable treaties on extradition and judicial assistance!

This valuable reference set brings together, in one convenient work, all the operative extradition treaties of the United States, as well as U.S. legislative provisions pertaining to extradition. In addition, expanded coverage includes Judicial Assistance agreements which relate closely in nature to the original extradition treaties.

Immigration Law

Scholarly Articles

Best and most-cited articles about immigration law

This section includes links to hundreds of articles chosen and reviewed by our editors relating to Immigration Law. Using Hein’s ScholarCheck, you can see which other law review articles from the Law Journal Library cite the article you are read-ing and quickly link to those articles!

CFR Title 8/US Code Title 8

Current immigration laws & rules

This library includes access to Title 8: Aliens and Nationality of both the Code of Federal Regulations and U.S. Code available from inception to date.

Bibliography

Our editors have created a bibliography of select titles of importance to immigration law and policy. We include in the list links to resources to find the titles in a nearby library.

Other Related Works

Learn how America has developed as a country through this 200 year archive! Notable titles include:

Emigrants from England, 1773-1776

Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775: Copied from a Loose Bundle of Treasury Papers in the Public Record Office, London, England - Viola Root Cameron

History of American Immigration, 1820-1924 - George M. Stephenson

America via the Neighborhood - John Daniels

How to Become a Citizen of the United States - Margaret E. Hall

TITLE OF INTERESTReports of the Immigration Commission41 volumes of thorough investigation on immigration

This set represents a classical study performed by the Immigration Commission. The majority of volumes represent an exhaustive examination of their respective topics, containing important legal and statistical data. Of primary importance is this set’s digest of court decisions on immigration cases arising under statutes and treaties relating to exclusion and deprivation, its review of State immigration and alien law, plus a review of federal legislation.

As a historical examination of U.S. Immigration from a legal, political, and social viewpoint, this work explains the background upon which our present immigration laws and policies are based.

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