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Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-110

§1774 Annual Report on Aliens Who Fail to Appear After Release on Own Recognizance

Title 8 › CHAPTER 15 — ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM › SUBCHAPTER VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1774

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must send the right congressional committees, by January 15 each year, a report on how many noncitizens in the past year failed to show up for a removal hearing after being arrested outside a port of entry, given a notice to appear, and released on their own recognizance. The report must also note cases where hearing notices or their service had defects and explain whether those defects affected attendance. The 2001 report was due no later than six months after May 14, 2002.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1774

Aliens and Nationality, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Requirement for report
Not later than January 15 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the total number of aliens who, during the preceding year, failed to attend a removal proceeding after having been arrested outside a port of entry, served a notice to appear under section 1229(a)(1) of this title, and released on the alien’s own recognizance. The report shall also take into account the number of cases in which there were defects in notices of hearing or the service of notices of hearing, together with a description and analysis of the effects, if any, that the defects had on the attendance of aliens at the proceedings.
(b)Initial report
Notwithstanding the time for submission of the annual report provided in subsection (a), the report for 2001 shall be submitted not later than 6 months after May 14, 2002.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and

Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Transfer of Functions

, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1774

Title 8, Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110