Immigration Emergency Resulting From Alien Smuggling

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Part IV

The President

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Presidential Determination No. 97-16--Immigration Emergency Resulting
From Alien Smuggling

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Title 3--
The President

Presidential Determination No. 97-16 of February 12,
1997

Immigration Emergency Resulting From Alien
Smuggling

Memorandum for the Attorney General

In September 1995, I determined that an immigration
emergency was in existence with respect to the
smuggling into the United States of illegal aliens. I
therefore directed the use of up to $6,000,000 from the
Immigration Emergency Fund to cover costs associated
with repatriation of foreign nationals intercepted en
route to the United States. To date, all but $700,000
of that amount has been used to cover these costs.
While our policy to deter smuggling activity has been
successful, attempts to smuggle illegal aliens persist
and require continued efforts on the part of the United
States.

Accordingly, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
President by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, including section 404(b)(1) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, I hereby:

Determine that the immigration emergency determined to
exist in 1995 with respect to the smuggling into the
United States of illegal aliens persists; and

Direct that up to $7,400,000 appropriated by the
Congress to the Immigration Emergency Fund be used to
cover costs associated with the repatriation of foreign
nationals intercepted en route to the United States.

You are authorized and directed to inform the
appropriate committees of the Congress of this
determination and the obligation of funds under this
authority and to publish it in the Federal Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, February 12, 1997.