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he desires the examination to be made and shall be required to read and understand the words printed on the slip in such language or dialect.

(c) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation, and who are returning to a lawful unrelinquished domicile of seven consecutive years, may be admitted in the discretion of the Attorney General without regard to the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (25) and paragraphs (30) and (31) of subsection (a). Nothing contained in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Attorney General to exercise the discretion vested in him under section 211 (b).

(d) (1) The provisions of paragraphs (11) and (25) of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to any alien who in good faith is seeking to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (28) of subsection (a) of this section shall not be applicable to any alien who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant under paragraph (15)(A)(iii) or (15) (G) (v) of section 101 (a).

(3) Except as provided in this subsection, an alien (A) who is applying for a nonimmigrant visa and is known or believed by the consular officer to be ineligible for such visa under one or more of the paragraphs enumerated in subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (27) and (29)), may, after approval by the Attorney General of a recommendation by the Secretary of State or by the consular officer that the alien be admitted temporarily despite his inadmissibility, be granted such a visa and may be admitted into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant in the discretion of the Attorney General, or (B) who is inadmissible under one or more of the paragraphs enumerated in subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (27) and (29)), but who is in possession of appropriate documents or is granted a waiver thereof and is seeking admission, may be admitted into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant in the discretion of the Attorney General.

(4) Either or both of the requirements of paragraph (26) of subsection (a) may be waived by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State acting jointly (A) on the basis of unforeseen emergency in individual cases, or (B) on the basis of reciprocity with respect to nationals of foreign contiguous territory or of adjacent islands and residents thereof having a common nationality with such nationals, or (C) in the case of aliens proceeding in immediate and continuous transit through the United States under contracts authorized in section 238 (d).

(5) The Attorney General may in his discretion parole into the United States temporarily under such conditions

as he may prescribe for emergent reasons or for reasons deemed strictly in the public interest any alien applying for admission to the United States, but such parole of such alien shall not be regarded as an admission of the alien and when the purposes of such parole shall, in the opinion of the Attorney General, have been served the alien shall forthwith return or be returned to the custody from which he was paroled and thereafter his case shall continue to be dealt with in the same manner as that of any other applicant for admission to the United States.25

25 Sec. 4(d) of the Act of September 11, 1957 (71 Stat. 640), provides 8 U.S.C. 1205. as follows:

"[4] (d) The Attorney General may, pursuant to such terms and conditions as he may by regulations prescribe, adjust the status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as of the date of his arrival in the United States, in the case of an alien who was paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act if such alien at the time of his arrival in United States was an eligible orphan as defined in section 5 of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953, as amended, and was, or thereafter has been, adopted by a United States citizen and spouse in a court of proper jurisdiction."

The Act of July 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 419), provides as follows: "That any alien who was paroled into the United States as a refugee from the Hungarian revolution under section 212(d) (5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act subsequent to October 23, 1956, who has been in the United States for at least two years, and who has not acquired permanent residence, shall forthwith return or be returned to the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and shall thereupon be inspected and examined for admission into the United States, and his case dealt with, in accordance with the provisions of sections 235, 236 and 237 of that Act.

"SEC. 2. Any such alien who, pursuant to section 1 of this Act, is found, upon inspection by an immigration officer or after hearing before a special inquiry officer, to have been and to be admissible as an immigrant at the time of his arrival in the United States and at the time of his inspection and examination, except for the fact that he was not and is not in possession of the documents required by section 212(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of his arrival.

"SEC. 3. Nothing_contained in this Act shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, or affect, or restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the administration and enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act or any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization."

Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11 of the Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 504-505) read as follows:

8 U.S.C. 1182, note.

8 U.S.C. 1182, note.

"That under the terms of section 212 (d) (5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act the Attorney General may parole into the United States, pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe, an alien refugee-escapee defined in section 15 (c) (1) of the Act of September 11, 1957 (71 Stat. 643) if such alien (1) applies for parole while physically present within the limits of any country which is not Communist, Communist-dominated, 1971a, note. or Communist-occupied, (2) is not a national of the area in which the application is made, and (3) is within the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit to the Attorney General, as soon as practicable following the date of the enactment of this Act, an advisory report indicating the number of refugee-escapees, as specified in section 1 of this Act, who within the period beginning July 1, 1959, and ending June 30, 1960, have availed themselves of resettlement opportunities offered by nations other than the United States; and, thereafter, prior to January 1, and July 1 of each year to submit such an advisory report to the Attorney General indicating the number of such refugee-escapees who within the preceding six months period have availed themselves of such resettlement opportunities. The Attorney General shall not parole into the United States pursuant to section 1 of this Act, in any six months period immediately following the submission of the Secretary of State's advisory report, a number of refugee-escapees exceeding twenty-five per centum of the number of such refugee-escapees indicated in such advisory report as having been resettled outside of the United States. The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a report containing complete and detailed statement of facts in the case of each alien paroled into the United States pursuant to section 1 of this Act. Such reports shall be submitted on or before January 15 and June 15 of each year. If within ninety days immediately following the submission of such report, either the Senate or the House of Representatives passes a resolution stating in substance that it does not favor the continuation of the authority vested in the Attorney General under section 1 of this Act, the Attorney

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(6) The Attorney General shall prescribe conditions, including exaction of such bonds as may be necessary, to control and regulate the admission and return of excludable aliens applying for temporary admission under this subsection. The Attorney General shall make a detailed report to the Congress in any case in which he exercises his authority under paragraph (3) of this subsection on behalf of any alien excludable under paragraphs (9), (10), and (28) of subsection (a).

(7) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section, except paragraphs (20), (21), and (26), shall be applicable to any alien who shall leave Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, and who seeks to enter the continental United States or any other place under the jurisdiction of the United States. Any alien described in this paragraph, who is excluded from admission to the United States, shall be immediately deported in the manner provided by section 237(a) of this Act.26

(8) Upon a basis of reciprocity accredited officials of foreign governments, their immediate families, attendants, servants, and personal employees may be admitted in immediate and continuous transit through the United States without regard to the provisions of this section

General shall, not later than at the expiration of sixty days immediately following the adoption of such resolution by either the Senate or the House of Representatives, discontinue the paroling into the United States of such refugee-escapees. The Attorney General shall discontinue paroling refugee-escapees pursuant to section 1 of this Act on July 1, 1962. "(b) The Attorney General may, within the numerical limitation prescribed by subsection (a) of this section, parole into the United States pursuant to section 1 of this Act, not to exceed five hundred refugee-escapees listed by the United Nations High Commissionar for Refugees as "difficult to resettle": Provided, That no refugee-escapee may be paroled into the United States pursuant to this subsection if he suffers from conditions requiring institutionalization: Provided further, That in the case of each such refugee-escapee, the Attorney General receives and approves a finding by a voluntary relief or welfare organization recognized for this purpose by the Attorney General, that such refugee-escapee can, with some assistance, become self-supporting, or is a member of a family unit capable of becoming self-supporting.

"SEC. 3. Any alien who was paroled into the United States as a refugeeescapee, pursuant to section 1 of this Act, whose parole has not theretofore been terminated by the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe under the authority of section 212(d) (5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and who has been in the United States for at least two years, and who has not acquired permanent residence, shall forthwith return or be returned to the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and shall thereupon be inspected and examined for admission into the United States, and his case dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 235, 236, and 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

"SEC. 4. Any alien who, pursuant to section 3 of this Act, is found, upon inspection by the immigration officer or after hearing before a special inquiry officer, to be admissible as an immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of his inspection and examination, except for the fact that he was not and is not in possession of the documents required by section 212(a) (20) of the said Act, shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of his arrival.

"SEC. 11. Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the administration and enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act or any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization."

28 "Alaska" deleted by sec. 23 of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 351). "Hawaii" and proviso to first sentence of this paragraph deleted by sec. 20 (b) of the Act of March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 13).

except paragraphs (26), (27), and (29) of subsection (a) of this section.

(e) Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.

ADMISSION OF ALIENS ON GIVING BOND OR CASH DEPOSIT

SEC. 213. Any alien excludable because he is likely to 8 U.S.C. 1183. become a public charge or because of physical disability other than tuberculosis in any form, leprosy, or a dangerous contagious disease may, if otherwise admissible, be admitted in the discretion of the Attorney General upon the giving of a suitable and proper bond or undertaking approved by the Attorney General, in such amount and containing such conditions as he may prescribe, to the United States and to all States, Territories, counties, towns, municipalities, and districts thereof holding the United States and all States, Territories, counties, towns, municipalities, and districts thereof harmless against such alien becoming a public charge. In lieu of such bond such alien may deposit in cash with the Attorney General such amount as the Attorney General may require, which amount shall be deposited by him in the United States Postal Savings System, a receipt therefor to be given the person furnishing such sums showing the fact and object of its receipt and such other information as the Attorney General may deem advisable. All accruing interest on such deposit during the time it shall be held in the United States Postal Savings System shall be paid to the person furnishing such sum. In the event such alien becomes a public charge, the Attorney General shall dispose of such deposit in the same manner as if it had been collected under a bond as provided in this section. In the event of the permanent departure from the United States, the naturalization, or the death of such alien, such sum shall be returned to the person by whom furnished, or to his legal representatives. The admission of such alien shall be a consideration for the giving of such bond, undertaking, or cash deposit. Suit may be brought thereon in the name and by the proper law officers of the United States for the use of the United States, or of any State, Territory, district, county, town, or municipality in which such alien becomes a public charge.

8 U.S. C. 1184.

22 U.S.C. 288, note.

8 U.S.C. 1184, note.

ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANTS

SEC. 214. (a) The admission to the United States of any alien as a nonimmigrant shall be for such time and under such conditions as the Attorney General may by regulations prescribe, including when he deems necessary the giving of a bond with sufficient surety in such sum and containing such conditions as the Attorney General shall prescribe, to insure that at the expiration of such time or upon failure to maintain the status under which he was admitted, or to maintain any status subsequently acquired under section 248, such alien will depart from the United States.27

(b) Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for a visa, and the immigration officers, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status under section 101 (a) (15). An alien who is an officer or employee of any foreign government or of any international organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act, or an alien who is the attendant, servant, employee, or member of the immediate family of any such alien shall not be entitled to apply for or receive an immigrant visa, or to enter the United States as an immigrant unless he executes a written waiver in the same form and substance as is prescribed by section 247 (b).

(c) The question of importing any alien as a nonimmigrant under section 101 (a) (15) (H) in any specific case or specific cases shall be determined by the Attorney General, after consultation with appropriate agencies

27 The Act of July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 375-376), provides as follows: "That the Attorney General shall, upon application made pursuant to such rules and regulations as he shall promulgate pursuant to this Act, cancel any departure bond posted pursuant to the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, or the Immigration and Nationality Act, on behalf of any refugee who entered the United States as a nonimmigrant after May 6, 1945, and prior to July 1, 1953, and who had his immigration status adjusted to that of an alien admitted for permanent residence pursuant to any public or private law: Provided, however, That such application is made not later than five years after the date of enactment of this Act.

"SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the term 'refugee' shall mean any alien who (1) establishes that he lawfully entered the United States as a nonimmigrant, (2) that he is or was a person displaced from the country of his birth or nationality or of his last residence as a result of events subsequent to the outbreak of World War II, and (3) that he cannot or could not return to any of such countries because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinions.

"SEC. 3. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to refund any sum or sums of moneys received by the Treasury of the United States pursuant to the forfeiture of any bond posted in the case of a refugee as defined in sections 1 and 2 of this Act, whose status has been adjusted, on application by the person, persons, organization, or corporation entitled to the refund, and if a person who would have been entitled to the refund is deceased, the application shall be made by, and payments made to, his estate: Provided, however, That such application is made not later than five years after the date of enactment of this Act. As used in this section, the term 'entitled to the refund' refers to the person or persons, or organization, or corporation, who or which have paid the moneys upon the forfeiture of the bonds. There are hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to effect the refunds authorized by this section."

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