Criminal Defense of Immigrants

(B)  Effective date.  This ground of deportation applies only to violations of court orders “occurring after date of the enactment of this Act.”[214]  September 30, 1996 was the date IIRAIRA was signed into law.  The court-order violation must occur on or after October 1, 1996, to trigger deportation, since that is the first date “after” the date of enactment.

[214] IIRAIRA § 350(b).