USCIS policy guidance: Controlled Substance Trafficking, Significant Trafficking in Persons, and Money Laundering Grounds of Inadmissibility
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the inadmissibility of aliens engaged in controlled substance trafficking, significant trafficking in persons, and money laundering under section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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USCIS policy guidance: Controlled Substance Trafficking, Significant Trafficking in Persons, and Money Laundering Grounds of Inadmissibility
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