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[CITE: 8USC1287]

 
                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
                 CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION
 
          Part VI--Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen
 
Sec. 1287. Alien crewmen brought into the United States with 
        intent to evade immigration laws; penalties
        
    Any person, including the owner, agent, consignee, master, or 
commanding officer of any vessel or aircraft arriving in the United 
States from any place outside thereof, who shall knowingly sign on the 
vessel's articles, or bring to the United States as one of the crew of 
such vessel or aircraft, any alien, with intent to permit or assist such 
alien to enter or land in the United States in violation of law, or who 
shall falsely and knowingly represent to a consular officer at the time 
of application for visa, or to the immigration officer at the port of 
arrival in the United States, that such alien is a bona fide member of 
the crew employed in any capacity regularly required for normal 
operation and services aboard such vessel or aircraft, shall be liable 
to a penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each such violation, for which 
sum such vessel or aircraft shall be liable and may be seized and 
proceeded against by way of libel in any district court of the United 
States having jurisdiction of the offense.

(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 6, Sec. 257, 66 Stat. 223; Pub. 
L. 101-649, title V, Sec. 543(a)(7), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5058.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-649 substituted ``$10,000'' for ``$5,000''.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-649 applicable to actions taken after Nov. 
29, 1990, see section 543(c) of Pub. L. 101-649, set out as a note under 
section 1221 of this title.
