Selected Enforcement Amendments of the 1990 Immigration Act

The new immigration act was passed on November 29, 1990.!I Unless otherwise indicated, the following provisions shall take effect on October 1, 1991, and apply beginning with fiscal year 1991. This article is limited to selected enforcement law aspects of the new Act. In particular, it highlights the trends to add new enforcement mechanisms, including new civil penalties and toughening criminal penalty provisions.