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8 U.S.C. 262: Repealed. Dec. 17, 1943, ch. 344, § 1 , 57 Stat. 600Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 8-ALIENS AND NATIONALITYCHAPTER 7-EXCLUSION OF CHINESE
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§§262, 297. Repealed. Dec. 17, 1943, ch. 344, § 1 , 57 Stat. 600

Sections, acts May 6, 1882, ch. 126, §§ 1, 3, 6–13, 15, 16, 22 Stat. 59–61; July 5, 1884, ch. 220, 23 Stat. 115–118; Sept. 13, 1888, ch. 1015, §§ 5–11, 13, 14, 25 Stat. 477–479; Oct. 1, 1888, ch. 1064, §§ 1, 2, 25 Stat. 504; May 5, 1892, ch. 60, §§ 1–3, 5–8, 27 Stat. 25, 26; Nov. 3, 1893, ch. 14, §§ 1, 2, 28 Stat. 7, 8; July 7, 1898, No. 55, § 1 (part), 30 Stat. 751; Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 1, 31 Stat. 161; June 6, 1900, ch. 791, § 1 (part), 31 Stat. 611; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 845, §§ 1–3, 31 Stat. 1093; Apr. 29, 1902, ch. 641, §§ 1, 2, 4, 32 Stat. 176, 177; Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1630, § 5, 33 Stat. 428; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 476, related to exclusion of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent from the United States or its Territories, and to various matters pertaining thereto, including the requirement of certificates of permission and identity by those who might be entitled to entry, exemptions, duties of masters of vessels and Federal officers, arrest, hearing and removal of Chinese unlawfully within the United States or its Territories, habeas corpus, and forfeitures and penalties for violation of the exclusion laws.