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8 U.S.C. 1101
8 U.S.C. § 1101 (INA § 101) is the definitions section of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It defines the terms used throughout immigration law, such as "alien," "admission," "aggravated felony," and the nonimmigrant visa categories.
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