Safe Havens

(A)  Elements of the Category. A noncitizen is deportable for a conviction of a violation of, or attempt or conspiracy to violate, 18 U.S.C. § 1546 “(relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other admission documents).”[1318]  NOTE: 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) penalizes knowingly forging, altering, or possessing any visa or other entry document or evidence of authorized stay or employment, or impersonating another when applying for a permit or entry, or knowingly making under oath any false statement with respect to a material fact in any document required by the immigration laws by a maximum of 25 years if committed to facilitate terrorism,[1319] 20 years if committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime,[1320] 10 years for a first or second offense, or 15 years for any other offense.  The statute also prohibits knowingly and improperly using an identification document or a false document for the purpose of satisfying a requirement of INA § 274A(b), 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(b) (unlawful employment of noncitizens), and punishes the offense by up to five years.[1321]

[1318] INA § 237(a)(3)(B)(iii), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(3)(B)(iii), as amended by Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-416, § 203(b)(2), 108 Stat. 4305, 4311.  The 1994 change applies both retrospectively and prospectively.  Id., § 203(c).

[1319] 18 U.S.C. § 2331.

[1320] 18 U.S.C. § 929(a).

[1321] 18 U.S.C. § 1546(b).