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6 USC § 522 - Statutory construction 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s522"
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title: "6 USC § 522 - Statutory construction"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "522"
section_name: "Statutory construction"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XI"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Executive Office for Immigration Review"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2274.)"
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# § 522. Statutory construction

section 1103 of title 8

Nothing in this chapter, any amendment made by this chapter, or in , shall be construed to limit judicial deference to regulations, adjudications, interpretations, orders, decisions, judgments, or any other actions of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2274.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date of the transfer of functions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security (), see , as added by , set out as a note under .