Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-102
§1359 Application to American Indians Born in Canada
Title 8 › CHAPTER 12 — IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER II — IMMIGRATION › Part IX — Miscellaneous › § 1359
Summary
American Indians born in Canada may enter the U.S. only if they are at least 50 percent American Indian.
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Title 8, §1359
Aliens and Nationality, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the right of American Indians born in Canada to pass the borders of the United States, but such right shall extend only to persons who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race.
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8 U.S.C. § 1359
Title 8, Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102