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| | SECTION 235A OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT |
 | | Section 235A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain certain preinspection stations provided the foreign countries concerned have consented to the establishment of such stations on their territory and provided that certain other preconditions have been satisfied. |
 | | Prior to the passage of section 235A, the INA authorized, but did not require, the establishment of preinspection stations, and the relevant statutory provisions were neither modified nor repealed by passage of section 235A. |
 | | Specifically, under INA § 103(a)(7), 8 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(7), the Attorney General "may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, establish offices of the [INS] in foreign countries." Pursuant to that authority, the INS established and maintains preinspection stations at airports in Canada, Ireland, Bermuda, and several other ports of embarkation in the Caribbean. |
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