This rule finalizes the interim rule published December 29 1997 (62 FR 67564) and implements sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). IIRIRA added new grounds of inadmissibility for: certain aliens who have not been inoculated against infectious diseases designated by statute or by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP); aliens who have been subject to certain civil penalties; alien student visa abusers; aliens present in the United States without admission or parole; aliens who fail to attend removal proceedings; unlawful alien voters; and former citizens who renounced United States citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes. Some of these sections also provide for waivers of grounds of inadmissibility. The rule also incorporates in the Department's regulations a delegation of authority from the Immigration and Naturalization Service pertaining to waivers of inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Finally, the rule makes a technical correction. Generally, these rules are necessary to ensure that consular officers properly enforce the above-mentioned grounds of ineligibility when adjudicating visa applications.
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