Reading Room Document

Proposed Revocation by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of Certain Travel Restrictions on Permanent Resident Aliens (8 C.F.R. § 211.1(b))

The document is a memorandum discussing the revocation of travel restrictions on permanent resident aliens who traveled to Iran. The conclusion reached is that President Carter's revocation of the prohibitions contained in E.O. 12211 removed the legal basis for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) regulations issued pursuant to that Order. The document presents questions for review regarding whether INS should revoke its amendments to 8 C.F.R. § 211.1(b) which restrict the re-entry of permanent resident aliens who travel to Iran, and whether the revocation of the travel restrictions was intended by President Carter.

February 23, 1981