48 USC § 1808 - Operations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s1808"
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title: "48 USC § 1808 - Operations"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1808"
section_name: "Operations"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPROVAL OF COVENANT AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 702(f), May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 863.)"
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# § 1808. Operations

**(1)** **Establishment** At any time on and after May 8, 2008, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor may establish and maintain offices and other operations in the Commonwealth for the purpose of carrying out duties under—

**(A)** the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and

**(B)** the transition program established under section 1806 of this title, as added by subsection (a).

**(2)** **Personnel** To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the satisfactory performance of assigned duties under applicable law, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor shall recruit and hire personnel from among qualified United States citizens and national applicants residing in the Commonwealth to serve as staff in carrying out operations described in paragraph (1).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 702(f), May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 863.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in par. (1)(A), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, as added by subsection (a), referred to in par. (1)(B), is , as added by subsection (a) of .

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and not as part of  which comprises this subchapter.