Criminal Defense of Immigrants

(A)  Effective Date.  This is a new ground of deportation created in 1996 by IIRAIRA.[186]  This section therefore applies to representations made on or after Sept. 30, 1996.[187]

[186] Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) (enacted as Division C of Pub. L. No. 104-208, § 344(b), 110 Stat. 3009) (creating INA § 237(a)(3)(D), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(3)(D)).

[187] IIRAIRA § 344(c).