Aliens Previously Removed
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(A) Certain aliens
previously removed.-
(i) Arriving aliens.-Any alien who has been ordered
removed under section 235(b)(1) or at the end of proceedings
under section 240 initiated upon the alien's arrival in the
United States and who again seeks admission within 5 years
of the date of such removal (or within 20 years in the case
of a second or subsequent removal or at any time in the case
of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony) is
inadmissible.
(ii) Other aliens.-Any alien not described in clause (i)
who-
(I) has been ordered removed under section 240 or any other provision of law, or
(II) departed the United States while an order of removal was outstanding, and who seeks admission within 10 years of the date of such alien's departure or removal (or within 20 years of such date in the case of a second or subsequent removal or at any time in the case of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony) is inadmissible.
(iii) Exception.-Clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to an alien seeking admission within a period if, prior to the date of the alien's reembarkation at a place outside the United States or attempt to be admitted from foreign contiguous territory, the Attorney General has consented to the alien's reapplying for admission.
