8 U.S.C. § 1223 : US Code - Section 1223: Entry through or from foreign territory and adjacent islands

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1223 : US Code - Section 1223: Entry through or from foreign territory and adjacent islands

(a) Necessity of transportation contract
The Attorney General shall have power to enter into contracts
with transportation lines for the inspection and admission of
aliens coming to the United States from foreign territory or from
adjacent islands. No such transportation line shall be allowed to
land any such alien in the United States until and unless it has
entered into any such contracts which may be required by the
Attorney General.
(b) Landing stations
Every transportation line engaged in carrying alien passengers
for hire to the United States from foreign territory or from
adjacent islands shall provide and maintain at its expense suitable
landing stations, approved by the Attorney General, conveniently
located at the point or points of entry. No such transportation
line shall be allowed to land any alien passengers in the United
States until such landing stations are provided, and unless such
stations are thereafter maintained to the satisfaction of the
Attorney General.
(c) Landing agreements
The Attorney General shall have power to enter into contracts
including bonding agreements with transportation lines to guarantee
the passage through the United States in immediate and continuous
transit of aliens destined to foreign countries. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, such aliens may not have their
classification changed under section 1258 of this title.
(d) Definitions
As used in this section the terms "transportation line" and
"transportation company" include, but are not limited to, the
owner, charterer, consignee, or authorized agent operating any
vessel or aircraft or railroad train bringing aliens to the United
States, to foreign territory, or to adjacent islands.