This 1891 immigration law clarified and centralized the immigration enforcement authority of the federal government, extended immigration inspection to land borders, and expanded the list of excludable and deportable immigrants.

The Immigration Act of 1891, also known as the 1891 Immigration Act, was a modification of the Immigration Act of 1882, focusing on immigration rules and enforcement mechanisms for foreigners arriving from countries other than China.

2025年1月24日 · The federal government assumed direct control of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States with the Immigration Act of 1891.

2018年12月21日 · 1891: The Immigration Act of 1891 further excludes who can enter the United States, barring the immigration of polygamists, people convicted of certain crimes, and the sick or diseased....

2012年1月30日 · With the Immigration Act of 1891, Congress began tightening regulation of the U.S.-Mexican and the U.S.-Canadian borders. The 1891 act also extended the federal government’s power to deport immigrants beyond Chinese workers and contract laborers.

Immigration Act of 1891. This 1891 immigration law clarified and centralized the immigration enforcement authority of the federal government, extended immigration inspection to land borders, and expanded the list of excludable and deportable immigrants.

2023年5月9日 · The 1891 Immigration Act created the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration in the Treasury Department. The superintendent oversaw a new corps of immigrant inspectors stationed at the country’s principal ports of entry.

The federal government assumed direct control of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States with the Immigration Act of 1891.

The Immigration Act of 1891, also known as the 1891 Immigration Act, was a modification of the Immigration Act of 1882, focusing on immigration rules and enforcement mechanisms for foreigners arriving from countries other than China.

This law added immigration restrictions for new groups of people and established the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration under the US Treasury Department. The goal was to expand immigration rules and inspection, as well as to centralize immigration enforcement under the federal government.