# 8 CFR § 236.13: Ineligible aliens

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.13

## Section

- **Citation:** 8 CFR § 236.13
- **Heading:** Ineligible aliens
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 8—Aliens and Nationality > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS > PART 236—APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF INADMISSIBLE AND DEPORTABLE ALIENS › REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED > Subpart B—Family Unity Program

## Text

The following categories of aliens are ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program:
(a) An alien who is deportable under any paragraph in section 237(a) of the Act, except paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), and (3)(A); provided that an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(1)(A) of such Act is also ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program if deportability is based upon a ground of inadmissibility described in section 212(a)(2) or (3) of the Act;
(b) An alien who has been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States;
(c) An alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act; or
(d) An alien who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 5031) which if committed by an adult would be classified as:
(1) A felony crime of violence that has an element the use or attempted use of physical force against another individual; or
(2) A felony offense that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against another individual may be used in the course of committing the offense.
[62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 43680, July 14, 2000]

## Nearby sections

- [8 CFR § 236.1 § 236.1 Apprehension, custody, and detention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.1.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.2 § 236.2 Confined aliens, incompetents, and minors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.2.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.3 § 236.3 Processing, detention, and release of alien minors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.3.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.4 § 236.4 Removal of S-5, S-6, and S-7 nonimmigrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.4.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.5 § 236.5 Fingerprints and photographs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.5.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.6 § 236.6 Information regarding detainees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.6.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.10 § 236.10 Description of program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.10.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.11 § 236.11 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.11.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.12 § 236.12 Eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.12.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.13 § 236.13 Ineligible aliens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.13.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.14 § 236.14 Filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.14.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.15 § 236.15 Voluntary departure and eligibility for employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.15.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.16 § 236.16 Travel outside the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.16.md)
- [8 CFR § 236.17 § 236.17 Eligibility for Federal financial assistance programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-236.17.md)

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