§1572. Definitions — Inbound Citations
8 U.S.C. § 1572
Cited by 19 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §1572(1)
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(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and
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(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.
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(1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, with the objective of the total elimination of the backlog 1 year after November 25, 2002;
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(2) make such other improvements in the processing of immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure that a backlog does not develop after such date; and
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(A) the backlogs in immigration benefit applications in existence as of October 17, 2000; and
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(B) the Attorney General’s plan for eliminating such backlogs.
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(D) an estimate of the amount of appropriated funds that would be necessary in order to eliminate the backlogs in each category of immigration benefit applications described in subsection (b)(2); and
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(B) the Attorney General’s efforts to eliminate backlogs in any immigration benefit application described in paragraph (2).
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(vi) the additional resources and process changes needed to eliminate the backlog for naturalization adjudications;
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(vi) a description of the additional resources and process changes needed to eliminate the backlog for such processing and adjudications; and
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(vi) a description of the additional resources and process changes needed to eliminate the backlog for such processing and adjudications.
Citations to §1572(2)
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(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and
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(b) It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184(c) of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.
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(1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, with the objective of the total elimination of the backlog 1 year after November 25, 2002;
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(2) make such other improvements in the processing of immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure that a backlog does not develop after such date; and
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(A) the backlogs in immigration benefit applications in existence as of October 17, 2000; and
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(A) an assessment of the data systems used in adjudicating and reporting on the status of immigration benefit applications, including—(i) a description of the adequacy of existing computer hardware, computer software, and other mechanisms to comply with the adjudications and reporting requirements of this subchapter; and(ii) a plan for implementing improvements to existing data systems to accomplish the purpose of this subchapter, as described in section 1571(a) of this title;
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(D) an estimate of the amount of appropriated funds that would be necessary in order to eliminate the backlogs in each category of immigration benefit applications described in subsection (b)(2); and
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(B) the Attorney General’s efforts to eliminate backlogs in any immigration benefit application described in paragraph (2).