8 CFR 232.3

§ 232.3 Arriving aliens.

United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective

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Citation: 8 CFR 232.3, § 232.3 Arriving aliens, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32013
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When a district director has reasonable grounds for believing that persons arriving in the United States should be detained for reasons specified in section 232 of the Act, he or she shall, after consultation with the United States Public Health Service at the port-of-entry, notify the master or agent of the arriving vessel or aircraft of his or her intention to effect such detention by serving on the master or agent Form I-259 in accordance with § 235.3(a) of this chapter.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.