8 USC § 1554 - Special immigrant inspectors at Washington

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title: "8 USC § 1554 - Special immigrant inspectors at Washington"
title_number: 8
title_name: "ALIENS AND NATIONALITY"
section_number: "1554"
section_name: "Special immigrant inspectors at Washington"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 780; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 14, June 10, 1933.)"
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# § 1554. Special immigrant inspectors at Washington

Special immigrant inspectors, not to exceed three, may be detailed for duty in the service at Washington.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 780; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 14, June 10, 1933.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Ex. Ord. No. 6166, is authority for the substitution of “service” for “bureau.” See note set out under .

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , . Thereafter, it was classified to  prior to its transfer to this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Functions vested by law in Attorney General, Department of Justice, or any other officer or any agency of that Department, with respect to inspection at regular inspection locations at ports of entry of persons, and documents of persons, entering or leaving United States, were to have been transferred to Secretary of the Treasury by 1973 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 2, eff. , 38 F.R. 15932, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The transfer was negated by section 1(a)(1), (b) of , , , which repealed section 2 of 1973 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. .