Aggravated Felonies
§ 1.2 II. What is an Aggravated Felony?
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The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (ADAA) created a new category of deportable criminal offenses known as aggravated felonies. Provisions contained in the Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT90), the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (INTCA), the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) each broadened the scope of crimes included under this category. The statutory definition of “aggravated felony” now encompasses over twenty crimes.[12] See generally Appendix D, infra, for a discussion of the evolution of the definition of “aggravated felony.” See Chapter 2 for a greatly expanded discussion of the many adverse immigration consequences an aggravated felony conviction causes.
[12] INA § 101(a)(43), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43).
