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[CITE: 8USC1362]

 
                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
                 CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION
 
                         Part IX--Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 1362. Right to counsel

    In any removal proceedings before an immigration judge and in any 
appeal proceedings before the Attorney General from any such removal 
proceedings, the person concerned shall have the privilege of being 
represented (at no expense to the Government) by such counsel, 
authorized to practice in such proceedings, as he shall choose.

(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 9, Sec. 292, 66 Stat. 235; Pub. 
L. 104-208, div. C, title III, Secs. 308(d)(4)(O), 371(b)(9), Sept. 30, 
1996, 110 Stat. 3009-619, 3009-645.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 371(b)(9), substituted ``an immigration 
judge'' for ``a special inquiry officer''.
    Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 308(d)(4)(O), substituted ``removal'' for 
``exclusion or deportation'' in two places.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by section 308(d)(4)(O) of Pub. L. 104-208 effective, with 
certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month 
beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of 
Pub. L. 104-208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
    Amendment by section 371(b)(9) of Pub. L. 104-208 effective Sept. 
30, 1996, see section 371(d)(1) of Pub. L. 104-208, set out as a note 
under section 1101 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1228 of this title.
