Whether Eluding Inspection Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2) Is a Continuing Offense

(Slip Opinion) Whether Eluding Inspection Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2) Is a Continuing Offense Eluding inspection under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2) is a continuing offense. Our Office’s prior prudential advice that section 1325(a)(2) should be charged only in the district of entry is withdrawn. June 21, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Congress has long prohibited aliens, under pain of criminal sanction, from eluding examination by immigration officers. See Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952,

Pub. L. No. 82-414, § 275, 66 Stat. 163, 229 (codified as amended at 8 U.S.C. §…