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6 USC § 251 - Transfer of functions 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s251"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 251 - Transfer of functions"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "251"
section_name: "Transfer of functions"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Immigration Enforcement Functions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 441, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2192; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(g)(1)(B)(v)(I), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212.)"
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# § 251. Transfer of functions

In accordance with subchapter XII (relating to transition provisions), there shall be transferred from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to the Secretary all functions performed under the following programs, and all personnel, assets, and liabilities pertaining to such programs, immediately before such transfer occurs:

**(1)** The Border Patrol program.

**(2)** The detention and removal program.

**(3)** The intelligence program.

**(4)** The investigations program.

**(5)** The inspections program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 441, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2192; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(g)(1)(B)(v)(I), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— substituted “Transfer of functions” for “Transfer of functions to Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security” in section catchline and “Secretary” for “Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security” in introductory provisions.