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8 CFR § 241.21 - Stay of deportation of excluded alien.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s241.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "8 CFR § 241.21 - Stay of deportation of excluded alien."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "241.21"
section_name: "Stay of deportation of excluded alien."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "241"
part_name: "APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1231, 1251, 1253, 1255, 1330, 1362; 18 U.S.C. 4002, 4013(c)(4); Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 101, ); 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 10378, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "241"
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# 241.21 Stay of deportation of excluded alien.

The district director in charge of the port of arrival may stay the immediate deportation of an excluded alien pursuant to sections 237 (a) and (d) of the Act under such conditions as he or she may prescribe.