12 2 STA T .859PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 229 —M A Y 8 , 2008 oftheIm m igra tio n an dN ationa l it yAc t (8U.S . C . 1 18 2 (a ) ( 6 )(A)) ,u ntil the earlier of the date —‘ ‘(i) of the com p letion of the period of the alien ’s admission under the immigration la w s of the Common - wealth
or ‘‘(ii) that is 2 years after the transition program effecti v e date. ‘‘( B ) LIM I TA TI ONS .—Nothing in this su b section shall be construed to prevent or limit the removal under subpara- graph 212(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)) of such an alien at any time, if the alien entered the Commonwealth after the date of enactment of the Consolidated Natural R esources Act of 2 0 08, and the Secretary of H omeland Security has deter- mined that the G overnment of the Commonwealth has violated section 7 02(i) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008. ‘‘(2) E M PL O Y M E NTA U T H O R I Z ATION.—An alien who is law- fully present and authori z ed to be employed in the Common- wealth pursuant to the immigration laws of the Commonwealth on the transition program effective date shall be considered authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be employed in the Commonwealth until the earlier of the date— ‘‘(A) of e x piration of the alien’s employment authoriza- tion under the immigration laws of the Commonwealth; or ‘‘(B) that is 2 years after the transition program effec- tive date. ‘‘( 3 )RE G ISTRATION.— T he Secretary of Homeland Security may re q uire any alien present in the Commonwealth on or after the transition period effective date to register with the Secretary in such a manner, and according to such schedule, as he may in his discretion require. P aragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any alien who fails to comply with such registration requirement. Notwithstanding any other law, the Government of the Commonwealth shall provide to the Secretary all Commonwealth immigration records or other information that the Secretary deems necessary to assist the implementation of this paragraph or other provisions of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008. Nothing in this paragraph shall modify or limit section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) or other provi- sion of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to the registration of aliens. ‘‘( 4 ) REMO V A B LE ALIENS.—Except as specifically provided in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit or limit the removal of any alien who is removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. ‘‘( 5 ) PRIOR OR D ERS O F REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Home- land Security may execute any administratively final order of exclusion, deportation or removal issued under authority of the immigration laws of the United States before, on, or after the transition period effective date, or under authority of the immigration laws of the Commonwealth before the transi- tion period effective date, upon any sub j ect of such order found in the Commonwealth on or after the transition period effective date, regardless whether the alien has previously been removed Records.
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