---
kind: "unit"
title: "8"
title_heading: "Aliens and Nationality"
key: "chI/subchA"
level: "subchap"
label: "Subchapter A"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/chI-subchA"
sections_count: 6
---

# Subchapter A — General Provisions

Title 8 C.F.R. — Aliens and Nationality › Chapter I — Department of Homeland Security

## Contents

- [Part 1 — Definitions](/cfr/8/chI-subchA-part1.md)
- [Part 2 — Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security](/cfr/8/chI-subchA-part2.md)
- [Part 3 — Executive Office for Immigration Review](/cfr/8/chI-subchA-part3.md)