Cities and Towns. Today, Richmond County contains three incorporated municipalities: Augusta (the second largest city in Georgia, with a population of 195,182 in 2000), Hephzibah (population 3,880), and Blythe (population 718). Augusta and Richmond County have a consolidated government.
The IIRIRA authorized the Immigration and Naturalization Service to use secret evidence against aliens in various immigration proceedings if the evidence is deemed classified and the INS considers it relevant to the case.
The Registry Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows persons. who have been in the United States since January 1, 1972 to apply for LPR status. Additionally, persons who had lived in the United States before 1982 as unauthor. ized residents were eligible to adjust to LPR status under the Immigration Reform. and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. Office of Immigration Statistics.