8 CFR § 318.1 - Warrant of arrest.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s318.1"
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title: "8 CFR § 318.1 - Warrant of arrest."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "318.1"
section_name: "Warrant of arrest."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "NATIONALITY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "318"
part_name: "PENDING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1103, 1252, 1429, 1443; 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 10394, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "318"
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# 318.1 Warrant of arrest.

For the purposes of section 318 of the Act, a notice to appear issued under 8 CFR part 239 (including a charging document issued to commence proceedings under sections 236 or 242 of the Act prior to April 1, 1997) shall be regarded as a warrant of arrest.