2020 US Code
Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality
Chapter 6 - Immigration
Subchapter II - Regulation and Restriction of Immigration in General
Sec. 137a - Repealed. May 24, 1934, ch. 344, §5, 48 Stat. 798

Download PDF
Citation 8 U.S.C. § 137a (2020)
Section Name §137a. Repealed. May 24, 1934, ch. 344, §5, 48 Stat. 798
Repeal Summary

Section, act Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 411, §8, as added July 3, 1930, ch. 826, 46 Stat. 849, provided as follows:

"§137a. Married woman whose husband is native-born citizen and veteran of World War. Any woman eligible by race to citizenship who has married a citizen of the United States before July 3, 1930, whose husband shall have been a native-born citizen and a member of the military or naval forces of the United States during the World War, and separated therefrom under honorable conditions; if otherwise admissible, shall not be excluded from admission into the United States under section 136 of this title, unless she be excluded under the provisions of that section relating to—

"(a) Persons afflicted with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, except tuberculosis in any form;

"(b) Polygamy;

"(c) Prostitutes, procurers, or other like immoral persons;

"(d) Persons convicted of crime: Provided, That no such wife shall be excluded because of offenses committed during legal infancy, while a minor under the age of twenty-one years, and for which the sentences imposed were less than three months, and which were committed more than five years previous to July 3, 1930;

"(e) Persons previously deported;

"(f) Contract laborers.

"After admission to the United States she shall be subject to all other provisions of [former] sections 9 and 10 and 367–370 of this title."


Editorial Notes STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES SAVINGS CLAUSE

Act May 24, 1934, ch. 344, §5, 48 Stat. 798, provided that the repeal of this section should not affect any right or privilege or terminate any citizenship acquired under the section before such repeal.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 6 - IMMIGRATION
SUBCHAPTER II - REGULATION AND RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION IN GENERAL
Sec. 137a - Repealed. May 24, 1934, ch. 344, §5, 48 Stat. 798
Contains section 137a
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition repealed
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 849
48 Stat. 798
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. United States may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.