Administrative Deportation Procedures for Aliens Convicted of Aggravated Felonies Who Are Not Lawful Permanent Residents

Résumé

In accordance with section 442(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), this final rule adds a new paragraph to the administrative deportation proceedings regulation. The new paragraph explains how the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) will conduct administrative deportation proceedings without immigration court hearings for certain aliens convicted of aggravated felonies in light of two recent statutory changes. The Service is promulgating this final rule to comply with the statutory requirement that the Service publish an implementing regulation by January 1, 1997. The final rule states that the Service will continue to process aliens under the current regulation until March 3, 1997, and will suspend administrative deportation proceedings from March 3, 1997, until the effective date of the implementing regulations for the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.