8 CFR § 273.2 - Definition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s273.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "8 CFR § 273.2 - Definition."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "273.2"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "CARRIER RESPONSIBILITIES AT FOREIGN PORTS OF EMBARKATION; REDUCING, REFUNDING, OR WAIVING FINES UNDER SECTION 273 OF THE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "8 U.S.C. 1103, 1323; 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 23655, Apr. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "273"
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# 273.2 Definition.

As used in this part, the term *Carrier* means an individual or organization engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire to the United States.