8 U.S.C. § 1322 : US Code - Section 1322: Bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground; persons liable; clearance papers; exceptions; "person" defined

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1322 : US Code - Section 1322: Bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground; persons liable; clearance papers; exceptions; "person" defined

(a) Any person who shall bring to the United States an alien
(other than an alien crewman) who is inadmissible under section
1182(a)(1) of this title shall pay to the Commissioner for each and
every alien so afflicted the sum of $3,000 unless (1) the alien was
in possession of a valid, unexpired immigrant visa, or (2) the
alien was allowed to land in the United States, or (3) the alien
was in possession of a valid unexpired nonimmigrant visa or other
document authorizing such alien to apply for temporary admission to
the United States or an unexpired reentry permit issued to him, and
(A) such application was made within one hundred and twenty days of
the date of issuance of the visa or other document, or in the case
of an alien in possession of a reentry permit, within one hundred
and twenty days of the date on which the alien was last examined
and admitted by the Service, or (B) in the event the application
was made later than one hundred and twenty days of the date of
issuance of the visa or other document or such examination and
admission, if such person establishes to the satisfaction of the
Attorney General that the existence of the condition causing
inadmissibility could not have been detected by the exercise of due
diligence prior to the alien's embarkation.
(b) No vessel or aircraft shall be granted clearance papers
pending determination of the question of liability to the payment
of any fine under this section, or while the fines remain unpaid,
nor shall such fines be remitted or refunded; but clearance may be
granted prior to the determination of such question upon the
deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fines or of a bond with
sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof, approved by the
Commissioner.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
subject transportation companies to a fine for bringing to ports of
entry in the United States aliens who are entitled by law to
exemption from the provisions of section 1182(a) of this title.
(d) As used in this section, the term "person" means the owner,
master, agent, commanding officer, charterer, or consignee of any
vessel or aircraft.