Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Immigration Law Enforcement by States and Localities Sec. 101. Definitions and severability. Sec. 102. Immigration law enforcement by States and localities. Sec. 103. Listing of immigration violators in the national crime information center database. Sec. 104. Technology access. Sec. 105. State and local law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens. Sec. 106. Financial assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. Sec. 107. Increased Federal detention space. Sec. 108. Federal custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens in the United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement. Sec. 109. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. Sec. 110. Immunity. Sec. 111. Criminal alien identification program. Sec. 112. Clarification of congressional intent. Sec. 113. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). Sec. 114. State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration law. Sec. 115. Clarifying the authority of ICE detainers. Title II—National Security Sec. 201. Removal of, and denial of benefits to, terrorist aliens. Sec. 202. Terrorist bar to good moral character. Sec. 203. Terrorist bar to naturalization. Sec. 204. Denaturalization for terrorists. Sec. 205. Use of 1986 IRCA legalization information for national security purposes. Sec. 206. Background and security checks. Sec. 207. Technical amendments relating to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Sec. 208. Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to terrorists. Sec. 209. Clarification of terrorism definitions. Title III—Removal of Criminal Aliens Sec. 301. Definition of aggravated felony. Sec. 302. Precluding admissibility of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies or other serious offenses. Sec. 303. Espionage clarification. Sec. 304. Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or the possession of firearms by, certain aliens. Sec. 305. Uniform statute of limitations for certain immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses. Sec. 306. Conforming amendment to the definition of racketeering activity. Sec. 307. Precluding asylee and refugee adjustment of status for certain grounds of inadmissibility and deportability. Sec. 308. Precluding withholding of removal for aggravated felons. Sec. 309. Inadmissibility and deportability of drunk drivers. Sec. 310. Detention of dangerous aliens. Sec. 311. Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members. Sec. 312. Extension of identity theft offenses. Sec. 313. Laundering of monetary instruments. Sec. 314. Penalties for illegal entry or presence. Sec. 315. Illegal reentry. Sec. 316. Reform of passport, visa, and immigration fraud offenses. Sec. 317. Forfeiture. Sec. 318. Expedited removal for aliens inadmissible on criminal or security grounds. Sec. 319. Increased penalties barring the admission of convicted sex offenders failing to register and requiring deportation of sex offenders failing to register. Sec. 320. Protecting immigrants from convicted sex offenders. Sec. 321. Clarification to crimes of violence and crimes involving moral turpitude. Sec. 322. Penalties for failure to obey removal orders. Sec. 323. Pardons. Sec. 324. Convictions. Title IV—Visa Security Sec. 401. Cancellation of additional visas. Sec. 402. Visa information sharing. Sec. 403. Restricting waiver of visa interviews. Sec. 404. Authorizing the Department of State to not interview certain ineligible visa applicants. Sec. 405. Visa refusal and revocation. Sec. 406. Petition and application processing for visas and immigration benefits. Sec. 407. Fraud prevention. Sec. 408. Visa Security Program. Title V—Aid to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers Sec. 501. ICE deportation officers. Sec. 502. ICE detention enforcement officers. Sec. 503. Ensuring the safety of ICE officers. Sec. 504. ICE Advisory Council. Sec. 505. Pilot program for electronic field processing. Sec. 506. Additional ICE deportation officers and support staff. Sec. 507. Additional ICE prosecutors. Title VI—Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions Sec. 601. Timely repatriation. Sec. 602. Encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily. Sec. 603. Deterring aliens ordered removed from remaining in the United States unlawfully. Sec. 604. Reinstatement of removal orders. Sec. 605. Attorney General’s discretion in determining countries of removal. Sec. 606. Statute of limitations for fraud offenses involving certain human rights violations or war crimes. Sec. 607. Clarification with respect to definition of admission. Sec. 608. Temporary protected status designation. Sec. 609. Information on foreign crimes. Sec. 610. Clarification of standards for family detention. Sec. 611. Reports to Congress on the exercise and abuse of prosecutorial discretion. Sec. 612. Clarifying rescission of adjustment of status. Sec. 613. GAO study on deaths in custody. Sec. 614. Removal proceedings. Sec. 615. Proper filing of income taxes required for good moral character. Sec. 616. Waiver of rights by B visa nonimmigrants. I Immigration Law Enforcement by States and Localities 101. Definitions and severability (a) State defined For the purposes of this title, the term State 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(36) (b) Secretary defined For the purpose of this title, the term Secretary (c) Severability If any provision of this title, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this title, and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected by such invalidation. 102. Immigration law enforcement by States and localities (a) In general Subject to section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2) 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) (b) Law enforcement personnel Subject to section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2) 103. Listing of immigration violators in the national crime information center database (a) Provision of information to the NCIC Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter as updates may require, the Secretary shall provide the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice with all information that the Secretary may possess regarding any alien against whom a final order of removal has been issued, any alien who has entered into a voluntary departure agreement, any alien who has violated the terms or conditions of the alien’s admission or parole into the United States or is unlawfully present in the United States (as defined in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii) 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii) (1) the alien has received notice of a final order of removal; (2) the alien has already been removed; or (3) sufficient identifying information is available with respect to the alien. (b) Inclusion of information in the NCIC database (1) In general Section 534(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) acquire, collect, classify, and preserve records of violations by aliens of the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) . (2) Effective date The Attorney General and the Secretary shall ensure that the amendment made by paragraph (1) is implemented by not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 104. Technology access States shall have access to Federal programs or technology directed broadly at identifying inadmissible or deportable aliens. 105. State and local law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens (a) Provision of information In compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 8 U.S.C. 1644 (b) Information required The information referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: (1) The alien’s name. (2) The alien’s address or place of residence. (3) A physical description of the alien. (4) The date, time, and location of the encounter with the alien and reason for stopping, detaining, apprehending, or arresting the alien. (5) If applicable, the alien’s driver’s license number and the State of issuance of such license. (6) If applicable, the type of any other identification document issued to the alien, any designation number contained on the identification document, and the issuing entity for the identification document. (7) If applicable, the license plate number, make, and model of any automobile registered to, or driven by, the alien. (8) A photo of the alien, if available or readily obtainable. (9) The alien’s fingerprints, if available or readily obtainable. (c) Annual report on reporting The Secretary shall maintain and annually submit to the Congress a detailed report listing the States, or the political subdivisions of States, that have provided information under subsection (a) in the preceding year. (d) Reimbursement The Secretary shall reimburse States, and political subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable costs, as determined by the Secretary, incurred by the State, or the political subdivision of a State, as a result of providing information under subsection (a). (e) Construction Nothing in this section shall require law enforcement officials of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, to provide the Secretary with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal offense. (f) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to aliens apprehended on or after such date. 106. Financial assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws (a) Grants for special equipment for housing and processing certain aliens From amounts made available to make grants under this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States, and to political subdivisions of States, for procurement of equipment, technology, facilities, and other products that facilitate and are directly related to investigating, apprehending, arresting, detaining, or transporting aliens who are inadmissible or deportable, including additional administrative costs incurred under this title. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, or a political subdivision of a State shall have a written policy and a practice to assist in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States in the course of carrying out the routine law enforcement duties of such State or political subdivision of a State. Entities covered under this section may not have any policy or practice that is in violation of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 (c) GAO audit Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of funds distributed to States, and to political subdivisions of a State, under subsection (a). 107. Increased Federal detention space (a) Construction or acquisition of detention facilities (1) In general The Secretary shall construct or acquire, in addition to existing facilities for the detention of aliens, detention facilities in the United States for aliens detained pending removal from the United States or a decision regarding such removal. Each facility shall have a number of beds necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title. (2) Determinations The location of any detention facility built or acquired in accordance with this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary. (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 241(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(g)(1) may expend shall expend 108. Federal custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens in the United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement (a) State Apprehension (1) In general Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 240D. Custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens present in the United States (a) Transfer of custody by State and local officials If a State, or a political subdivision of the State, exercising authority with respect to the apprehension or arrest of an inadmissible or deportable alien submits to the Secretary of Homeland Security a request that the alien be taken into Federal custody, notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy the Secretary may take the alien into custody not later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after a detainer has been issued pursuant to section 111(b)(2) of the Michael Davis, Jr., and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act following the conclusion of the State or local charging process or dismissal process, or if no State or local charging or dismissal process is required, the Secretary may take the alien into custody not later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after a detainer has been issued pursuant to section 111(b)(2) of the Michael Davis, Jr., and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, in order to determine whether the alien should be detained, placed in removal proceedings, released, or removed. (b) Policy on detention in Federal, contract, State, or local detention facilities In carrying out section 241(g)(1), Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that an alien arrested under this title shall be held in custody, pending the alien’s examination under this section, in a Federal, contract, State, or local prison, jail, detention center, or other comparable facility. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or policy, such facility is adequate for detention, if— (1) such a facility is the most suitably located Federal, contract, State, or local facility available for such purpose under the circumstances; (2) an appropriate arrangement for such use of the facility can be made; and (3) the facility satisfies the standards for the housing, care, and security of persons held in custody by a United States Marshal. (c) Reimbursement The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse a State, or a political subdivision of a State, for all reasonable expenses, as determined by the Secretary, incurred by the State, or political subdivision, as a result of the incarceration and transportation of an alien who is inadmissible or deportable as described in subsections (a) and (b). Compensation provided for costs incurred under such subsections shall be the average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant State, as determined by the chief executive officer of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, plus the cost of transporting the alien from the point of apprehension to the place of detention, and to the custody transfer point if the place of detention and place of custody are different. (d) Secure facilities The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that aliens incarcerated pursuant to this title are held in facilities that provide an appropriate level of security. (e) Transfer (1) In general In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a regular circuit and schedule for the prompt transfer of apprehended aliens from the custody of States, and political subdivisions of a State, to Federal custody. (2) Contracts The Secretary may enter into contracts, including appropriate private contracts, to implement this subsection. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 240C the following new item: Sec. 240D. Custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens present in the United States. . (b) GAO audit Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of compensation to States, and to political subdivisions of a State, for the incarceration of inadmissible or deportable aliens under section 240D(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by subsection (a)(1)). (c) Effective date Section 240D of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that subsection (e) of such section shall take effect on the date that is 120 day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 109. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of immigration laws (a) Establishment of training manual and pocket guide Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish— (1) a training manual for law enforcement personnel of a State, and of a political subdivision of a State, to train such personnel in the investigation, identification, apprehension, arrest, detention, and transfer to Federal custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers and the identification of fraudulent documents); and (2) an immigration enforcement pocket guide for law enforcement personnel of a State, and of a political subdivision of a State, to provide a quick reference for such personnel in the course of duty. (b) Availability The training manual and pocket guide established in accordance with subsection (a) shall be made available to all State and local law enforcement personnel. (c) Costs The Secretary shall be responsible for any costs incurred in establishing the training manual and pocket guide. (d) Training flexibility (1) In general The Secretary shall make training of State and local law enforcement officers available through as many means as possible, including through residential training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, onsite training held at State and local police agencies or facilities, online training courses by computer, teleconferencing, and videotape, or the digital video display (DVD) of a training course or courses. E-learning through a secure, encrypted distributed learning system that has all its servers based in the United States, is scalable, survivable, and can have a portal in place not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be made available by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Distributed Learning Program for State and local law enforcement personnel. (2) Federal personnel training The training of State and local law enforcement personnel under this section shall not displace the training of Federal personnel. (3) Clarification Nothing in this title or any other provision of law shall be construed as making any immigration-related training a requirement for, or prerequisite to, any State or local law enforcement officer to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (4) Priority In carrying out this subsection, priority funding shall be given for existing Web-based immigration enforcement training systems. 110. Immunity Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law enforcement officer of a State or local law enforcement agency who is acting within the scope of the officer’s official duties shall be immune, to the same extent as a Federal law enforcement officer, from personal liability arising out of the performance of any duty described in this title, including the authorities to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody, an alien for the purposes of enforcing the immigration laws of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) 111. Criminal alien identification program (a) Continuation and expansion (1) In general The Secretary shall continue to operate and implement a program designed to— (A) identify removable criminal aliens in Federal and State correctional facilities; (B) ensure such aliens are not released into the community; and (C) remove such aliens from the United States after the completion of their sentences. (2) Expansion The program shall be extended to all States. Any State that receives Federal funds for the incarceration of criminal aliens (pursuant to the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program authorized under section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) (A) cooperate with officials of the program; (B) expeditiously and systematically identify criminal aliens in its prison and jail populations; and (C) promptly convey such information to officials of such program as a condition of receiving such funds. (b) Authorization for detention after completion of State or local prison sentence Law enforcement officers of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, are authorized to— (1) hold a criminal alien for a period of up to 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after the alien has completed the alien’s sentence under State or local law in order to effectuate the transfer of the alien to Federal custody when the alien is inadmissible or deportable; and (2) issue a detainer that would allow aliens who have served a prison sentence under State or local law to be detained by the State or local prison or jail until the Secretary can take the alien into custody. (c) Technology usage Technology, such as video conferencing, shall be used to the maximum extent practicable in order to make the program available in remote locations. Mobile access to Federal databases of aliens and live scan technology shall be used to the maximum extent practicable in order to make these resources available to State and local law enforcement agencies in remote locations. (d) Effective date This section shall take effect of the date of the enactment of this Act, except that subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after such date. 112. Clarification of congressional intent Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) (1) in paragraph (1) by striking may enter shall enter into a written agreement with a State, or any political subdivision of a State, upon request of the State or political subdivision, pursuant to which officers or employees of the State or subdivision, who are determined by the Secretary to be qualified to perform a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers), may carry out such function at the expense of the State or political subdivision and to extent consistent with State and local law. No request from a bona fide State or political subdivision or bona fide law enforcement agency shall be denied absent a compelling reason. No limit on the number of agreements under this subsection may be imposed. The Secretary shall process requests for such agreements with all due haste, and in no case shall take not more than 90 days from the date the request is made until the agreement is consummated. (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5) and paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) An agreement under this subsection shall accommodate a requesting State or political subdivision with respect to the enforcement model or combination of models, and shall accommodate a patrol model, task force model, jail model, any combination thereof, or any other reasonable model the State or political subdivision believes is best suited to the immigration enforcement needs of its jurisdiction. (3) No Federal program or technology directed broadly at identifying inadmissible or deportable aliens shall substitute for such agreements, including those establishing a jail model, and shall operate in addition to any agreement under this subsection. (4) (A) No agreement under this subsection shall be terminated absent a compelling reason. (B) (i) The Secretary shall provide a State or political subdivision written notice of intent to terminate at least 180 days prior to date of intended termination, and the notice shall fully explain the grounds for termination, along with providing evidence substantiating the Secretary’s allegations. (ii) The State or political subdivision shall have the right to a hearing before an administrative law judge and, if the ruling is against the State or political subdivision, to appeal the ruling to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and, if the ruling is against the State or political subdivision, to petition the Supreme Court for certeriori. (C) The agreement shall remain in full effect during the course of any and all legal proceedings. ; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as redesignated) the following: (6) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make training of State and local law enforcement officers available through as many means as possible, including through residential training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, onsite training held at State or local police agencies or facilities, online training courses by computer, teleconferencing, and videotape, or the digital video display (DVD) of a training course or courses. Distance learning through a secure, encrypted distributed learning system that has all its servers based in the United States, is scalable, survivable, and can have a portal in place not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be made available by the COPS Office of the Department of Justice and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Distributed Learning Program for State and local law enforcement personnel. Preference shall be given to private sector-based Web-based immigration enforcement training programs for which the Federal Government has already provided support to develop. . 113. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) by striking Attorney General Secretary (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting charged with or convicted 114. State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration law (a) In general Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no Federal, State, or local government entity, and no individual, may prohibit or in any way restrict, a Federal, State, or local government entity, official or other personnel from complying with the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) ; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Law enforcement activities Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no Federal, State, or local government entity, and no individual, may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a Federal, State, or local government entity, official or other personnel from undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities as they relate to information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, the inadmissibility or deportability, and the custody status, of any individual: (1) Making inquiries to any individual in order to obtain such information regarding such individual or any other individuals. (2) Notifying the Federal Government regarding the presence of individuals who are encountered by law enforcement officials or other personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State. (3) Complying with requests for such information from Federal law enforcement entities, officials or other personnel. ; (3) by amending subsection (c) by striking Immigration and Naturalization Service Department of Homeland Security (4) by adding at the end the following: (d) Compliance (1) Eligibility for certain grant programs A State, or a political subdivision of a State, that is found not to be in compliance with subsection (a) or (b) shall not be eligible to receive— (A) any of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State or political subdivision under section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) Cops on the Beat 42 U.S.C. 3796dd 42 U.S.C. 3750–3758 (B) any other grant administered by the Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security that is substantially related to law enforcement, terrorism, national security, or immigration or naturalization. (2) Transfer of custody of aliens pending removal proceedings The Secretary, at the Secretary’s discretion, may decline to transfer an alien in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security to a State or political subdivision of a State found not to be in compliance with subsection (a) or (b), regardless of whether the State or political subdivision of the State has issued a writ or warrant. (3) Transfer of custody of certain aliens prohibited The Secretary shall not transfer an alien with a final order of removal pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A) or (5) of section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(1)(A) (4) Annual determination The Secretary shall determine for each calendar year which States or political subdivision of States are not in compliance with subsection (a) or (b) and shall report such determinations to Congress by March 1 of each succeeding calendar year. (5) Reports The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a report concerning the compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of any particular State or political subdivision of a State at the request of the House or Senate Judiciary Committee. Any jurisdiction that is found not to be in compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance as provided in paragraph (1) for a minimum period of 1 year, and shall only become eligible again after the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the jurisdiction has come into compliance. (6) Reallocation Any funds that are not allocated to a State or to a political subdivision of a State due to the failure of the State or of the political subdivision of the State to comply with subsection (a) or (b) shall be reallocated to States or to political subdivisions of States that comply with both such subsections. (e) Construction Nothing in this section shall require law enforcement officials from States, or from political subdivisions of States, to report or arrest victims or witnesses of a criminal offense. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that subsection (d) of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 115. Clarifying the authority of ICE detainers (a) In general Section 287(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(d) (d) Detainer of inadmissible or deportable aliens (1) In general In the case of an individual who is arrested by any Federal, State, or local law enforcement official or other personnel for the alleged violation of any criminal or motor vehicle law, the Secretary may issue a detainer regarding the individual to any Federal, State, or local law enforcement entity, official or other personnel if the Secretary has probable cause to believe that the individual is an inadmissible or deportable alien. (2) Probable cause Probable cause is deemed to be established if— (A) the individual who is the subject of the detainer matches, pursuant to biometric confirmation or other Federal database records, the identity of an alien who the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe to be inadmissible or deportable; (B) the individual who is the subject of the detainer is the subject of ongoing removal proceedings, including matters where a charging document has already been served; (C) the individual who is the subject of the detainer has previously been ordered removed from the United States and such an order is administratively final; (D) the individual who is the subject of the detainer has made voluntary statements or provided reliable evidence that indicate that they are an inadmissible or deportable alien; or (E) the Secretary otherwise has reasonable grounds to believe that the individual who is the subject of the detainer is an inadmissible or deportable alien. (3) Transfer of custody If the Federal, State, or local law enforcement entity, official or other personnel to whom a detainer is issued complies with the detainer and detains for purposes of transfer of custody to the Department of Homeland Security the individual who is the subject of the detainer, the Department may take custody of the individual within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), but in no instance more than 96 hours, following the date that the individual is otherwise to be released from the custody of the relevant Federal, State, or local law enforcement entity. . (b) Immunity (1) In general A State or a political subdivision of a State (and the officials and personnel of the State or subdivision acting in their official capacities), and a nongovernmental entity (and its personnel) contracted by the State or political subdivision for the purpose of providing detention, acting in compliance with a Department of Homeland Security detainer issued pursuant to this section who temporarily holds an alien in its custody pursuant to the terms of a detainer so that the alien may be taken into the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, shall be considered to be acting under color of Federal authority for purposes of determining their liability and shall be held harmless for their compliance with the detainer in any suit seeking any punitive, compensatory, or other monetary damages. (2) Federal Government as defendant In any civil action arising out of the compliance with a Department of Homeland Security detainer by a State or a political subdivision of a State (and the officials and personnel of the State or subdivision acting in their official capacities), or a nongovernmental entity (and its personnel) contracted by the State or political subdivision for the purpose of providing detention, the United States Government shall be the proper party named as the defendant in the suit in regard to the detention resulting from compliance with the detainer. (3) Bad faith exception Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any mistreatment of an individual by a State or a political subdivision of a State (and the officials and personnel of the State or subdivision acting in their official capacities), or a nongovernmental entity (and its personnel) contracted by the State or political subdivision for the purpose of providing detention. (c) Private right of action (1) Cause of action Any individual, or their spouses, parents, or children (if the individual is deceased), who is the victim of a murder, rape, or any felony, as defined by the State, for which an alien (as defined in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3) 8 U.S.C. 1357(d)(1) (2) Limitation on bringing action An action brought under this paragraph may not be brought later than ten years following the occurrence of the crime, or death of a person as a result of such crime, whichever occurs later. (3) Attorney’s fee and other costs In any action or proceeding under this paragraph, the court shall allow a prevailing plaintiff a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs, and include expert fees as part of the attorney’s fee. II National Security 201. Removal of, and denial of benefits to, terrorist aliens (a) Asylum Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A) (1) by inserting or the Secretary of Homeland Security if the Attorney General (2) by amending clause (v) to read as follows: (v) the alien is described in subparagraph (B)(i) or (F) of section 212(a)(3), unless, in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (IV) or (IX) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, that there are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or . (b) Cancellation of removal Section 240A(c)(4) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b(c)(4) (1) by striking inadmissible under described in (2) by striking deportable under described in (c) Voluntary departure Section 240B(b)(1)(C) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c(b)(1)(C) deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) or section 237(a)(4); described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a); (d) Restriction on removal Section 241(b)(3)(B) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B) (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or the Secretary of Homeland Security Attorney General (2) in clause (iii), by striking or (3) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (4) by striking the flush matter that follows after clause (iv); and (5) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: (v) the alien is described in subparagraph (B)(i) or (F) of section 212(a)(3), unless, in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (IV) or (IX) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, that there are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or . (e) Record of admission (1) In general Section 249 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1259 249. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972 The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, may enter a record of lawful admission for permanent residence in the case of any alien, if no such record is otherwise available and the alien— (1) entered the United States before January 1, 1972; (2) has continuously resided in the United States since such entry; (3) has been a person of good moral character since such entry; (4) is not ineligible for citizenship; (5) is not described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), (2), (3), (6)(C), (6)(E), or (8) of section 212(a); and (6) did not, at any time, without reasonable cause fail or refuse to attend or remain in attendance at a proceeding to determine the alien’s inadmissibility or deportability. Such recordation shall be effective as of the date of approval of the application or as of the date of entry if such entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 249 to read as follows: Sec. 249. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and sections 208(b)(2)(A), 212(a), 240A, 240B, 241(b)(3), and 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as so amended, shall apply to— (1) all aliens in removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings; (2) all applications pending on, or filed after, the date of the enactment of this Act; and (3) with respect to aliens and applications described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, acts and conditions constituting a ground for exclusion, deportation, or removal occurring or existing before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 202. Terrorist bar to good moral character (a) Definition of good moral character Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) (1) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) one who the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General determines to have been at any time an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4), which determination may be based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national security information; ; (2) in paragraph (8), by inserting , regardless whether the crime was classified as an aggravated felony at the time of conviction, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General may, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary or Attorney General, determine that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of a single aggravated felony conviction (other than murder, manslaughter, homicide, rape, or any sex offense when the victim of such sex offense was a minor) for which completion of the term of imprisonment or the sentence (whichever is later) occurred 10 or more years prior to the date of application (as defined in subsection (a)(43)) (3) in the matter following paragraph (9), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: The fact that any person is not within any of the foregoing classes shall not preclude a discretionary finding for other reasons that such a person is or was not of good moral character. The Secretary or the Attorney General shall not be limited to the applicant’s conduct during the period for which good moral character is required, but may take into consideration as a basis for determination the applicant’s conduct and acts at any time. (b) Aggravated felons Section 509(b) of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on November 29, 1990, and shall apply to convictions occurring before, on or after such date. . (c) Technical correction to the Intelligence Reform Act Section 5504(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 adding at the end inserting after paragraph (8) (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply to any act that occurred before, on, or after such date and shall apply to any application for naturalization or any other benefit or relief, or any other case or matter under the immigration laws pending on or filed after such date. The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if enacted in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 203. Terrorist bar to naturalization (a) Naturalization of persons endangering the national security Section 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1426 (g) Persons endangering the national security No person shall be naturalized who the Secretary of Homeland Security determines to have been at any time an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4). Such determination may be based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national security information. . (b) Concurrent naturalization and removal proceedings Section 318 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1429 other Act; other Act; and no application for naturalization shall be considered by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any court if there is pending against the applicant any removal proceeding or other proceeding to determine the applicant’s inadmissibility or deportability, or to determine whether the applicant’s lawful permanent resident status should be rescinded, regardless of when such proceeding was commenced, except that the findings of the Secretary of Homeland Security in terminating removal proceedings, or in canceling the removal of an alien, pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed binding in any way upon the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the question of whether such person has established his eligibility for naturalization as required by this title; (c) Pending denaturalization or removal proceedings Section 204(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(b) No petition shall be approved pursuant to this section if there is any administrative or judicial proceeding (whether civil or criminal) pending against the petitioner that could (whether directly or indirectly) result in the petitioner’s denaturalization or the loss of the petitioner’s lawful permanent resident status. (d) Conditional permanent residents Sections 216(e) and section 216A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1186a(e) , if the alien has had the conditional basis removed pursuant to this section. (e) District court jurisdiction Subsection 336(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1447(b) (b) If there is a failure to render a final administrative decision under section 335 before the end of the 180-day period after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security completes all examinations and interviews conducted under such section, as such terms are defined by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to regulations, the applicant may apply to the district court for the district in which the applicant resides for a hearing on the matter. Such court shall only have jurisdiction to review the basis for delay and remand the matter to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Secretary’s determination on the application. . (f) Conforming amendment Section 310(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421(c) (1) by inserting , not later than the date that is 120 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security’s final determination, seek (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The burden shall be upon the petitioner to show that the Secretary’s denial of the application was not supported by facially legitimate and bona fide reasons. Except in a proceeding under section 340, notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to determine, or to review a determination of the Secretary made at any time regarding, for purposes of an application for naturalization, whether an alien is a person of good moral character, whether the alien understands and is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, or whether an alien is well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. (g) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply to any act that occurred before, on, or after such date, and shall apply to any application for naturalization or any other case or matter under the immigration laws pending on, or filed after, such date. 204. Denaturalization for terrorists (a) In general Section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) (1) If a person who has been naturalized participates in any act described in paragraph (2), the Attorney General is authorized to find that, as of the date of such naturalization, such person was not attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and was not well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States at the time of naturalization, and upon such finding shall set aside the order admitting such person to citizenship and cancel the certificate of naturalization as having been obtained by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation, and such revocation and setting aside of the order admitting such person to citizenship and such canceling of certificate of naturalization shall be effective as of the original date of the order and certificate, respectively. (2) The acts described in this paragraph are the following: (A) Any activity a purpose of which is the opposition to, or the control or overthrow of, the Government of the United States by force, violence, or other unlawful means. (B) Engaging in a terrorist activity (as defined in clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 212(a)(3)(B)). (C) Incitement of terrorist activity under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily harm. (D) Receiving military-type training (as defined in section 2339D(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code) from or on behalf of any organization that, at the time the training was received, was a terrorist organization (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that occur on or after such date. 205. Use of 1986 IRCA legalization information for national security purposes (a) Special agricultural workers Section 210(b)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1160(b)(6) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Authorized disclosures (i) Census purpose The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide, in his discretion, for the furnishing of information furnished under this section in the same manner and circumstances as census information may be disclosed under section 8 of title 13, United States Code. (ii) National security purpose The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide, in his discretion, for the furnishing, use, publication, or release of information furnished under this section in any investigation, case, or matter, or for any purpose, relating to terrorism, national intelligence or the national security. ; and (5) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by striking Service Department of Homeland Security (b) Adjustment of status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Section 245A(c)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(5) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, (3) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Authorized disclosures (i) Census purpose The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide, in his discretion, for the furnishing of information furnished under this section in the same manner and circumstances as census information may be disclosed under section 8 of title 13, United States Code. (ii) National security purpose The Secretary of Homeland Security may provide, in his discretion, for the furnishing, use, publication, or release of information furnished under this section in any investigation, case, or matter, or for any purpose, relating to terrorism, national intelligence or the national security. ; and (4) in subparagraph (D)(i), striking Service Department of Homeland Security 206. Background and security checks (a) Requirement To complete background and security checks Section 103 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including but not limited to section 309 of Public Law 107–173 (1) grant, or order the grant of or adjudication of an application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (2) grant, or order the grant of or adjudication of an application for United States citizenship or any other status, relief, protection from removal, employment authorization, or other benefit under the immigration laws; (3) grant, or order the grant of or adjudication of, any immigrant or nonimmigrant petition; or (4) issue or order the issuance of any documentation evidencing or related to any such grant, until— (A) such background and security checks as the Secretary may in the Secretary’s discretion require have been completed or updated to the satisfaction of the Secretary; and (B) any suspected or alleged materially false information, material misrepresentation or omission, concealment of a material fact, fraud or forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration, or falsification of a document, as determined by the Secretary, relating to the adjudication of an application or petition for any status (including the granting of adjustment of status), relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under this subsection has been investigated and resolved to the Secretary’s satisfaction. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 309 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1738 . (b) Construction (1) In general Chapter 4 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1501 362. Construction (a) In general Nothing in this Act or any other law, except as provided in subsection (d), shall be construed to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Labor, or a consular officer to grant any application, approve any petition, or grant or continue any relief, protection from removal, employment authorization, or any other status or benefit under the immigration laws by, to, or on behalf of— (1) any alien deemed by the Secretary to be described in section 212(a)(3) or section 237(a)(4); or (2) any alien with respect to whom a criminal or other proceeding or investigation is open or pending (including, but not limited to, issuance of an arrest warrant, detainer, or indictment), where such proceeding or investigation is deemed by the official described in subsection (a) to be material to the alien’s eligibility for the status or benefit sought. (b) Denial or withholding of adjudication An official described in subsection (a) may, in the discretion of the official, deny (with respect to an alien described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)) or withhold adjudication of pending resolution of the investigation or case (with respect to an alien described in subsection (a)(2) of this section) any application, petition, relief, protection from removal, employment authorization, status or benefit. (c) Jurisdiction Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 309 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1738 (d) Withholding of Removal and Torture Convention This section does not limit or modify the applicability of section 241(b)(3) or the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any reservations, understandings, declarations and provisos contained in the United States Senate resolution of ratification of the Convention, as implemented by section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–277 . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 361 the following: Sec. 362. Construction. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to applications for immigration benefits pending on or after such date. 207. Technical amendments relating to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (a) Transit Without Visa program Section 7209(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 8 U.S.C. 1185 the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, (b) Technology acquisition and dissemination plan Section 7201(c)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting and the Department of State used by the Department of Homeland Security 208. Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to terrorists The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes 22 U.S.C. 211a Passport Act of 1926 4. Authority to deny or revoke passport and passport card (a) Issuance Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of State, in the Secretary’s discretion, may decline to issue a passport or passport card to any national of the United States who— (1) has been convicted under chapter 113B (2) the Secretary has determined would be described, if the national were an alien— (A) in subclause (IV)(aa) or (VIII) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi) (B) in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(V) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(V) (C) in subclause (IV)(bb), (V)(bb), or (VI)(cc) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv) (b) Revocation Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of State, in the Secretary’s discretion, may revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any United States national described in subsection (a). (c) Limitation for return to United States (1) Declination of issue If the Secretary of State declines to issue a passport or passport card pursuant to subsection (a) to a national of the United States who is not physically present in the United States, the Secretary shall issue, at the national’s request, a passport or passport card only valid for direct return to the United States. (2) Revocation If the Secretary of State revokes a passport or passport card pursuant to subsection (b) to a national of the United States who is not physically present in the United States, the Secretary shall, at the national’s request, issue a passport or passport card only valid for direct return to the United States. (d) Right of review Any person who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport or passport card, or has their passport or passport card revoked, by the Secretary of State, may request a due process hearing not later than 60 days after receiving such notice of the nonissuance or revocation. (e) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Alien The term alien 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3) (2) National of the United States The term national of the United States 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) . 209. Clarification of terrorism definitions Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv) (1) in subclause (I), by striking death or serious bodily injury, a terrorist activity; death, serious bodily injury, or substantial damage to property, a terrorist activity (2) in subclause (V)(cc), by striking or (3) in subclause (VI)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (4) by adding at the end the following: (VII) to threaten, attempt, or conspire to do any of the acts described in subclauses (I) through (VI). . III Removal of Criminal Aliens 301. Definition of aggravated felony (a) Definition of aggravated felony Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) (1) by striking The term aggravated felony Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term aggravated felony (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking murder, rape, or sexual abuse of a minor; murder, manslaughter, homicide, rape (whether the victim was conscious or unconscious), or any offense of a sexual nature involving a victim under the age of 18 years; (3) in subparagraph (I), by striking or 2252 2252, or 2252A (4) in subparagraph (F), by striking at least one year; is at least one year, except that if the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a crime of violence, the Attorney General may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a crime of violence; (5) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following: (G) a theft offense under State or Federal law (including theft by deceit, theft by fraud, and receipt of stolen property) or burglary offense under State or Federal law for which the term of imprisonment is at least one year, except that if the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a theft or burglary offense, the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a theft or burglary offense; ; (6) in subparagraph (N)— (A) by striking paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of (B) by inserting a semicolon at the end; (7) in subparagraph (O), by striking section 275(a) or 276 committed by an alien who was previously deported on the basis of a conviction for an offense described in another subparagraph of this paragraph section 275 or 276 for which the term of imprisonment is at least 1 year (8) in subparagraph (P)— (A) by striking (i) which either is falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering a passport or instrument in violation of section 1543 of title 18, United States Code, or is described in section 1546(a) of such title (relating to document fraud) and (ii) which is described in any section of chapter 75 (B) by striking , except in the case of a first offense for which the alien has affirmatively shown that the alien committed the offense for the purpose for assisting, abetting, or aiding only the alien’s spouse, child, or parent (and no other individual) to violate a provision of this Act (9) in subparagraph (U), by striking an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense described in this paragraph attempting or conspiring to commit an offense described in this paragraph, or aiding, abetting, counseling, procuring, commanding, inducing, or soliciting the commission of such an offense (10) by striking the undesignated matter following subparagraph (U). (b) Effective date; application of amendments (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a)— (A) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) shall apply to any act or conviction that occurred before, on, or after such date. (2) Application of IIRIRA amendments The amendments to section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) Public Law 104–208 302. Precluding admissibility of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies or other serious offenses (a) Inadmissibility on criminal and related grounds; waivers Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking or (B) in subclause (II), by adding or (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the following: (III) a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt to violate) an offense described in section 208 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 408 ; (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(2) the following: (J) Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully Any alien convicted of, or who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, a violation of, or an attempt or a conspiracy to violate, subsection (a) or (b) of section 1425 of title 18, United States Code (relating to the procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully) is inadmissible. (K) Certain firearm offenses Any alien who at any time has been convicted under any law of, or who admits having committed or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, purchasing, selling, offering for sale, exchanging, using, owning, possessing, or carrying, or of attempting or conspiring to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, use, own, possess, or carry, any weapon, part, or accessory which is a firearm or destructive device (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code) in violation of any law is inadmissible. (L) Aggravated felons Any alien who has been convicted of an aggravated felony at any time is inadmissible. (M) Crimes of domestic violence, stalking, or violation of protection orders, crimes against children (i) Domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse Any alien who at any time is convicted of, or who admits having committed or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, a crime of domestic violence, a crime of stalking, or a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment is inadmissible. For purposes of this clause, the term crime of domestic violence (ii) Violators of protection orders Any alien who at any time is enjoined under a protection order issued by a court and whom the court determines has engaged in conduct that violates the portion of a protection order that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued is inadmissible. For purposes of this clause, the term protection order (iii) Waiver authorized The waiver authority available under section 237(a)(7) with respect to section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) shall be available on a comparable basis with respect to this subparagraph. (iv) Clarification If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime of domestic violence constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), the Attorney General may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a crime of violence. ; and (3) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking The Attorney General may, in his discretion, waive the application of subparagraphs (A)(i)(I), (B), (D), and (E) of subsection (a)(2) The Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the Attorney General or the Secretary, waive the application of subparagraphs (A)(i)(I), (III), (B), (D), (E), (K), and (M) of subsection (a)(2) (B) by striking a criminal act involving torture. a criminal act involving torture, or has been convicted of an aggravated felony. (C) by striking if either since the date of such admission the alien has been convicted of an aggravated felony or the alien if since the date of such admission the alien (D) by inserting or Secretary of Homeland Security the Attorney General (b) Deportability; criminal offenses Section 237(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(B) (1) in clause (ii), by striking or (2) in clause (iii), by inserting or (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) of a violation of, or an attempt or a conspiracy to violate, section 1425(a) or (b) of title 18 (relating to the procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully), . (c) Deportability; other criminal offenses Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) (G) Fraud and related activity associated with social security act benefits and identification documents Any alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt to violate) section 208 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 408 . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply— (1) to any act that occurred before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to all aliens who are required to establish admissibility on or after such date, and in all removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings that are filed, pending, or reopened, on or after such date. (e) Construction The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to create eligibility for relief from removal under former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act where such eligibility did not exist before these amendments became effective. 303. Espionage clarification Section 212(a)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A) (A) In general Any alien who a consular officer, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, seeks to enter the United States to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in, or who is engaged in, or with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) of this subparagraph has engaged in— (i) any activity— (I) to violate any law of the United States relating to espionage or sabotage; or (II) to violate or evade any law prohibiting the export from the United States of goods, technology, or sensitive information; (ii) any other unlawful activity; or (iii) any activity a purpose of which is the opposition to, or the control or overthrow of, the Government of the United States by force, violence, or other unlawful means; is inadmissible. . 304. Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or the possession of firearms by, certain aliens Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(5), in subparagraph (B), by striking (y)(2) (y), is in the United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (2) in subsection (g)(5), in subparagraph (B), by striking (y)(2) (y), is in the United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (3) in subsection (y)— (A) in the header, by striking admitted under nonimmigrant visas not lawfully admitted for permanent residence.— (B) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) the term lawfully admitted for permanent residence 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) ; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking under a nonimmigrant visa but not lawfully admitted for permanent residence (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa lawfully admitted to the United States but not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 305. Uniform statute of limitations for certain immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses Section 3291 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking No person No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of any section of chapters 69 (relating to nationality and citizenship offenses) and 75 (relating to passport, visa, and immigration offenses), or for a violation of any criminal provision of sections 243, 266, 274, 275, 276, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or for an attempt or conspiracy to violate any such section, unless the indictment is returned or the information is filed within ten years after the commission of the offense. 306. Conforming amendment to the definition of racketeering activity Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1542 section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents) sections 1541–1548 (relating to passports and visas) 307. Precluding asylee and refugee adjustment of status for certain grounds of inadmissibility and deportability (a) Grounds for inadmissibility Section 209(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1159(c) any other provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) paragraph (1) of such section (b) Grounds for deportability Section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1159 (d) Coordination with grounds for deportability An alien may not adjust status under this section if the alien is deportable under any provision of section 237 except subsection (a)(5) of such section. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply— (1) to any act that occurred before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to all aliens who are required to establish admissibility on or after such date, and in all removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings that are filed, pending, or reopened, on or after such date. 308. Precluding withholding of removal for aggravated felons (a) In general Section 241(b)(3)(B) ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B) (vi) the alien is convicted of an aggravated felony. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply— (1) to any act that occurred before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to all aliens who are required to establish admissibility on or after such date, and in all removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings that are filed, pending, or reopened on or after such date. 309. Inadmissibility and deportability of drunk drivers (a) In general Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (U) the following: (V) (i) a single conviction for driving while intoxicated (including a conviction for driving while under the influence of or impairment by alcohol or drugs), when such impaired driving was a cause of the serious bodily injury or death of another person; or (ii) a second or subsequent conviction for driving while intoxicated (including a conviction for driving under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply to convictions entered on or after such date. 310. Detention of dangerous aliens (a) In general Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Beginning of period The removal period begins on the latest of the following: (i) The date the order of removal becomes administratively final. (ii) If the alien is not in the custody of the Secretary on the date the order of removal becomes administratively final, the date the alien is taken into such custody. (iii) If the alien is detained or confined (except under an immigration process) on the date the order of removal becomes administratively final, the date the alien is taken into the custody of the Secretary, after the alien is released from such detention or confinement. ; (3) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Suspension of period (i) Extension The removal period shall be extended beyond a period of 90 days and the Secretary may, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, keep the alien in detention during such extended period if— (I) the alien fails or refuses to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to fully cooperate with the Secretary’s efforts to establish the alien’s identity and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure or conspires or acts to prevent the alien's removal that is subject to an order of removal; (II) a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of removal of an alien who is subject to an administratively final order of removal; (III) the Secretary transfers custody of the alien pursuant to law to another Federal agency or a State or local government agency in connection with the official duties of such agency; or (IV) a court or the Board of Immigration Appeals orders a remand to an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, during the time period when the case is pending a decision on remand (with the removal period beginning anew on the date that the alien is ordered removed on remand). (ii) Renewal If the removal period has been extended under clause (C)(i), a new removal period shall be deemed to have begun on the date— (I) the alien makes all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to fully cooperate with the Secretary’s efforts to establish the alien’s identity and carry out the removal order; (II) the stay of removal is no longer in effect; or (III) the alien is returned to the custody of the Secretary. (iii) Mandatory detention for certain aliens In the case of an alien described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 236(c)(1), the Secretary shall keep that alien in detention during the extended period described in clause (i). (iv) Sole form of relief An alien may seek relief from detention under this subparagraph only by filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus in accordance with chapter 153 ; (4) in paragraph (3)— (A) by adding after If the alien does not leave or is not removed within the removal period or is not detained pursuant to paragraph (6) of this subsection (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: (D) to obey reasonable restrictions on the alien’s conduct or activities that the Secretary prescribes for the alien, in order to prevent the alien from absconding, for the protection of the community, or for other purposes related to the enforcement of the immigration laws. ; (5) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking paragraph (2) subparagraph (B) (6) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) Additional rules for detention or release of certain aliens (A) Detention review process for cooperative aliens established For an alien who is not otherwise subject to mandatory detention, who has made all reasonable efforts to comply with a removal order and to cooperate fully with the Secretary of Homeland Security's efforts to establish the alien's identity and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure, and who has not conspired or acted to prevent removal, the Secretary shall establish an administrative review process to determine whether the alien should be detained or released on conditions. The Secretary shall make a determination whether to release an alien after the removal period in accordance with subparagraph (B). The determination shall include consideration of any evidence submitted by the alien, and may include consideration of any other evidence, including any information or assistance provided by the Secretary of State or other Federal official and any other information available to the Secretary of Homeland Security pertaining to the ability to remove the alien. (B) Authority to detain beyond removal period (i) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of the Secretary’s sole discretion, may continue to detain an alien for 90 days beyond the removal period (including any extension of the removal period as provided in paragraph (1)(C)). An alien whose detention is extended under this subparagraph shall have no right to seek release on bond. (ii) specific circumstances The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of the Secretary’s sole discretion, may continue to detain an alien beyond the 90 days authorized in clause (i)— (I) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, determines that there is a significant likelihood that the alien— (aa) will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; or (bb) would be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future, or would have been removed, but for the alien's failure or refusal to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to cooperate fully with the Secretary's efforts to establish the alien's identity and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure, or conspires or acts to prevent removal; (II) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies in writing— (aa) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a threat to public safety; (bb) after receipt of a written recommendation from the Secretary of State, that release of the alien is likely to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States; (cc) based on information available to the Secretary of Homeland Security (including classified, sensitive, or national security information, and without regard to the grounds upon which the alien was ordered removed), that there is reason to believe that the release of the alien would threaten the national security of the United States; or (dd) that the release of the alien will threaten the safety of the community or any person, conditions of release cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person, and either (AA) the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies (as defined in section 101(a)(43)(A)) or of one or more crimes identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation, or of one or more attempts or conspiracies to commit any such aggravated felonies or such identified crimes, if the aggregate term of imprisonment for such attempts or conspiracies is at least 5 years; or (BB) the alien has committed one or more crimes of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, but not including a purely political offense) and, because of a mental condition or personality disorder and behavior associated with that condition or disorder, the alien is likely to engage in acts of violence in the future; or (III) pending a certification under subclause (II), so long as the Secretary of Homeland Security has initiated the administrative review process not later than 30 days after the expiration of the removal period (including any extension of the removal period, as provided in paragraph (1)(C)). (iii) No right to bond hearing An alien whose detention is extended under this subparagraph shall have no right to seek release on bond, including by reason of a certification under clause (ii)(II). (C) Renewal and delegation of certification (i) Renewal The Secretary of Homeland Security may renew a certification under subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) every 6 months, after providing an opportunity for the alien to request reconsideration of the certification and to submit documents or other evidence in support of that request. If the Secretary does not renew a certification, the Secretary may not continue to detain the alien under subparagraph (B)(ii)(II). (ii) Delegation Notwithstanding section 103, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority to make or renew a certification described in item (bb), (cc), or (dd) of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) below the level of the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (iii) Hearing The Secretary of Homeland Security may request that the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee provide for a hearing to make the determination described in item (dd)(BB) of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II). (D) Release on conditions If it is determined that an alien should be released from detention by a Federal court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or if an immigration judge orders a stay of removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of the Secretary's discretion, may impose conditions on release as provided in paragraph (3). (E) Redetention The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of the Secretary's discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may again detain any alien subject to a final removal order who is released from custody, if removal becomes likely in the reasonably foreseeable future, the alien fails to comply with the conditions of release, or to continue to satisfy the conditions described in subparagraph (A), or if, upon reconsideration, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, determines that the alien can be detained under subparagraph (B). This section shall apply to any alien returned to custody pursuant to this subparagraph, as if the removal period terminated on the day of the redetention. (F) Review of determinations by Secretary A determination by the Secretary under this paragraph shall not be subject to review by any other agency. . (b) Detention of aliens during removal proceedings (1) Clerical amendment (A) Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (B) Section 236(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(a) the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General— (C) Section 236(e) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(e) Attorney General’s Secretary of Homeland Security’s (2) Length of detention Section 236 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 (f) Length of detention (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an alien may be detained, and for an alien described in subsection (c) shall be detained, under this section without time limitation, except as provided in subsection (h), during the pendency of removal proceedings. (2) Construction The length of detention under this section shall not affect detention under section 241. . (3) Detention of criminal aliens Section 236(c)(1) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1) (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) is unlawfully present in the United States and has been convicted for driving while intoxicated (including a conviction for driving while under the influence or impaired by alcohol or drugs) without regard to whether the conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under State Law, or (F) (i) (I) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(i), (II) is deportable by reason of a visa revocation under section 221(i), or (III) is deportable under section 237(a)(1)(C)(i), and (ii) has been arrested or charged with a particularly serious crime or a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 18, United States Code) of another person; ; and (C) by amending the matter following subparagraph (F) (as added by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) to read as follows: any time after the alien is released, without regard to whether an alien is released related to any activity, offense, or conviction described in this paragraph; to whether the alien is released on parole, supervised release, or probation; or to whether the alien may be arrested or imprisoned again for the same offense. If the activity described in this paragraph does not result in the alien being taken into custody by any person other than the Secretary, then when the alien is brought to the attention of the Secretary or when the Secretary determines it is practical to take such alien into custody, the Secretary shall take such alien into custody. . (4) Administrative review Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 (g) Administrative review The Attorney General’s review of the Secretary’s custody determinations under subsection (a) for the following classes of aliens shall be limited to whether the alien may be detained, released on bond (of at least $1,500 with security approved by the Secretary), or released with no bond: (1) Aliens in exclusion proceedings. (2) Aliens described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4). (3) Aliens described in subsection (c). (h) Release on bond (1) In general An alien detained under subsection (a) may seek release on bond. No bond may be granted except to an alien who establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the alien is not a flight risk or a danger to another person or the community. (2) Certain aliens ineligible No alien detained under subsection (c) may seek release on bond. . (5) Clerical amendments (A) Section 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(a)(2)(B) conditional parole recognizance (B) Section 236(b) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(b) parole recognizance (c) Severability If any of the provisions of this section or any amendment by this section, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of this section and of amendments made by this section, and the application of the provisions and of the amendments made by this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by such holding. (d) Effective dates (1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act, and section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as so amended, shall in addition apply to— (A) all aliens subject to a final administrative removal, deportation, or exclusion order that was issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) acts and conditions occurring or existing before, on, or after such date. (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act, and section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as so amended, shall in addition apply to any alien in detention under provisions of such section on or after such date. 311. Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members (a) Definition of gang member Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (53) (A) The term criminal gang (i) A felony drug offense 21 U.S.C. 802 (ii) An offense under section 274 (relating to bringing in and harboring certain aliens), section 277 (relating to aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter the United States), or section 278 (relating to importation of alien for immoral purpose). (iii) A crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). (iv) A crime involving obstruction of justice, tampering with or retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant, or burglary. (v) Any conduct punishable under sections 1028 and 1029 of title 18, United States Code (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents or access devices), sections 1581 through 1594 of such title (relating to peonage, slavery and trafficking in persons), section 1952 of such title (relating to interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises), section 1956 of such title (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments), section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity), or sections 2312 through 2315 of such title (relating to interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles or stolen property). (vi) A conspiracy to commit an offense described in clauses (i) through (v). (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any effective date), the term applies regardless of whether the conduct occurred before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) (N) Aliens associated with criminal gangs Any alien is inadmissible who a consular officer, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General knows or has reason to believe— (i) to be or to have been a member of a criminal gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53)); or (ii) to have participated in the activities of a criminal gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53)), knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote, further, aid, or support the illegal activity of the criminal gang. . (c) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) (H) Aliens associated with criminal gangs Any alien is deportable who the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General knows or has reason to believe— (i) is or has been a member of a criminal gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53)); or (ii) has participated in the activities of a criminal gang (as so defined), knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote, further, aid, or support the illegal activity of the criminal gang. . (d) Designation (1) In general Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 220. Designation (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State may designate a group or association as a criminal street gang if their conduct is described in section 101(a)(53) or if the group or association conduct poses a significant risk that threatens the security and the public safety of United States nationals or the national security, homeland security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. (b) Effective date Designations under subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the designation is revoked after consultation between the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State or is terminated in accordance with Federal law. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 219 the following: 220. Designation. . (e) Mandatory detention of criminal street gang members (1) In general Section 236(c)(1)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)(D) (A) by inserting or 212(a)(2)(N) 212(a)(3)(B) (B) by inserting 237(a)(2)(H) or 237(a)(4)(B) (2) Annual report Not later than March 1 of each year (beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on the number of aliens detained under the amendments made by paragraph (1). (f) Asylum claims based on gang affiliation (1) Inapplicability of restriction on removal to certain countries Section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1251(b)(3)(B) who is described in section 212(a)(2)(N)(i) or section 237(a)(2)(H)(i) or who is to an alien (2) Ineligibility for asylum Section 208(b)(2)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A) (A) in clause (v), by striking or (B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) the alien is described in section 212(a)(2)(N)(i) or section 237(a)(2)(H)(i) (relating to participation in criminal street gangs); or . (g) Temporary protected status Section 244 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) in subparagraph (c)(2)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) the alien is, or at any time after admission has been, a member of a criminal gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53)). ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security may detain an alien provided temporary protected status under this section whenever appropriate under any other provision of law. (h) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that occur before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 312. Extension of identity theft offenses Section 1028A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) State of mind proof requirement In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (a)(1) predicated on a violation described in subsection (c)(2), (6), (7), (9), or (10) of this section, the Government need not prove that the defendant knew the means of identification was of another person. . 313. Laundering of monetary instruments (a) Additional predicate offenses Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting section 1590 (relating to trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor), section 1363 (relating to destruction of property within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction), (2) by inserting section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.1324(a)) (relating to bringing in and harboring certain aliens), section 590 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1590 (b) Intent To conceal or disguise Section 1956(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) so that subparagraph (B) reads as follows: (B) knowing that the transaction— (i) conceals or disguises, or is intended to conceal or disguise, the nature, source, location, ownership, or control of the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity; or (ii) avoids, or is intended to avoid, a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law, ; and (2) in paragraph (2) so that subparagraph (B) reads as follows: (B) knowing that the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation, transmission, or transfer represent the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, and knowing that such transportation, transmission, or transfer— (i) conceals or disguises, or is intended to conceal or disguise, the nature, source, location, ownership, or control of the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity; or (ii) avoids, or is intended to avoid, a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law, . 314. Penalties for illegal entry or presence (a) In general Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1325 275. illegal entry or presence (a) In general (1) Illegal entry or presence An alien shall be subject to the penalties set forth in paragraph (2) if the alien— (A) knowingly enters or crosses the border into the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security; (B) knowingly eludes, at any time or place, examination or inspection by an authorized immigration, customs, or agriculture officer (including by failing to stop at the command of such officer); (C) knowingly enters or crosses the border to the United States and, upon examination or inspection, knowingly makes a false or misleading representation or the knowing concealment of a material fact (including such representation or concealment in the context of arrival, reporting, entry, or clearance requirements of the customs laws, immigration laws, agriculture laws, or shipping laws); (D) knowingly violates the terms or conditions of the alien’s admission or parole into the United States; or (E) knowingly is unlawfully present in the United States (as defined in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) subject to the exceptions set forth in section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii)). (2) Criminal penalties Any alien who violates any provision under paragraph (1)— (A) shall, for the first violation, be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both; (B) shall, for a second or subsequent violation, or following an order of voluntary departure, be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 2 years (or not more than 6 months in the case of a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (1)(E)), or both; (C) if the violation occurred after the alien had been convicted of three or more misdemeanors or for a felony, shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; (D) if the violation occurred after the alien had been convicted of a felony for which the alien received a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 months, shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both; and (E) if the violation occurred after the alien had been convicted of a felony for which the alien received a term of imprisonment of not less than 60 months, such alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. (3) Prior convictions The prior convictions described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of paragraph (2) are elements of the offenses described and the penalties in such subparagraphs shall apply only in cases in which the conviction or convictions that form the basis for the additional penalty are— (A) alleged in the indictment or information; and (B) proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial or admitted by the defendant. (4) Duration of offense An offense under this subsection continues until the alien is discovered within the United States by an immigration, customs, or agriculture officer. (5) Attempt Whoever attempts to commit any offense under this section shall be punished in the same manner as for a completion of such offense. (b) Improper time or place; civil penalties Any alien who is apprehended while entering, attempting to enter, or knowingly crossing or attempting to cross the border to the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty, in addition to any criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed under any other provision of law, in an amount equal to— (1) not less than $50 or more than $250 for each such entry, crossing, attempted entry, or attempted crossing; or (2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) if the alien had previously been subject to a civil penalty under this subsection. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 275 and inserting the following: Sec. 275. Illegal entry or presence. . 315. Illegal reentry Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1326 276. Reentry of removed alien (a) Reentry after removal Any alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed, or who has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and subsequently enters, attempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) Reentry of criminal offenders Notwithstanding the penalty provided in subsection (a), if an alien described in that subsection was convicted before such removal or departure— (1) for three or more misdemeanors or for a felony, the alien shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; (2) for a felony for which the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both; (3) for a felony for which the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 60 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or (4) for murder, rape, kidnapping, or a felony offense described in chapter 77 (relating to peonage and slavery) or 113B (relating to terrorism) of such title, or for three or more felonies of any kind, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both. (c) Reentry after repeated removal Any alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed three or more times and thereafter enters, attempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (d) Proof of prior convictions The prior convictions described in subsection (b) are elements of the crimes described, and the penalties in that subsection shall apply only in cases in which the conviction or convictions that form the basis for the additional penalty are— (1) alleged in the indictment or information; and (2) proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial or admitted by the defendant. (e) Affirmative defenses It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that— (1) prior to the alleged violation, the alien had sought and received the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission into the United States; or (2) with respect to an alien previously denied admission and removed, the alien— (A) was not required to obtain such advance consent under the Immigration and Nationality Act or any prior Act; and (B) had complied with all other laws and regulations governing the alien’s admission into the United States. (f) Limitation on collateral attack on underlying removal order In a criminal proceeding under this section, an alien may not challenge the validity of any prior removal order concerning the alien. (g) Reentry of alien removed prior to completion of term of imprisonment Any alien removed pursuant to section 241(a)(4) who enters, attempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or is at any time found in, the United States shall be incarcerated for the remainder of the sentence of imprisonment which was pending at the time of deportation without any reduction for parole or supervised release unless the alien affirmatively demonstrates that the Secretary of Homeland Security has expressly consented to the alien’s reentry. Such alien shall be subject to such other penalties relating to the reentry of removed aliens as may be available under this section or any other provision of law. (h) Definitions For purposes of this section and section 275, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Crosses the border to the United States The term crosses the border (2) Felony The term felony (3) Misdemeanor The term misdemeanor (4) Removal The term removal (5) State The term State . 316. Reform of passport, visa, and immigration fraud offenses Chapter 75 75 Passports and Visas Sec. 1541. Issuance without authority. 1542. False statement in application and use of passport. 1543. Forgery or false use of passport. 1544. Misuse of a passport. 1545. Schemes to defraud aliens. 1546. Immigration and visa fraud. 1547. Attempts and conspiracies. 1548. Alternative penalties for certain offenses. 1549. Definitions. 1541. Issuance without authority (a) In general Whoever— (1) acting or claiming to act in any office or capacity under the United States, or a State, without lawful authority grants, issues, or verifies any passport or other instrument in the nature of a passport to or for any person; or (2) being a consular officer authorized to grant, issue, or verify passports, knowingly grants, issues, or verifies any such passport to or for any person not owing allegiance, to the United States, whether a citizen or not; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) Definition In this section, the term State 1542. False statement in application and use of passport Whoever knowingly— (1) makes any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws; or (2) uses or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1543. Forgery or false use of passport Whoever— (1) falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, mutilates, or alters any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent that the same may be used; or (2) knowingly uses, or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1544. Misuse of a passport Whoever knowingly— (1) uses any passport issued or designed for the use of another; (2) uses any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or in violation of the laws, regulations, or rules governing the issuance and use of the passport; (3) secures, possesses, uses, receives, buys, sells, or distributes any passport knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, procured by fraud, stolen, or produced or issued without lawful authority; or (4) violates the terms and conditions of any safe conduct duly obtained and issued under the authority of the United States; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1545. Schemes to defraud aliens Whoever inside the United States, or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, in connection with any matter that is authorized by or arises under the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) (1) to defraud any person, or (2) to obtain or receive money or anything else of value from any person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1546. Immigration and visa fraud Whoever knowingly— (1) uses any immigration document issued or designed for the use of another; (2) forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigration document; (3) mails, prepares, presents, or signs any immigration document knowing it to contain any materially false statement or representation; (4) secures, possesses, uses, transfers, receives, buys, sells, or distributes any immigration document knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, stolen, procured by fraud, or produced or issued without lawful authority; (5) adopts or uses a false or fictitious name to evade or to attempt to evade the immigration laws; (6) transfers or furnishes, without lawful authority, an immigration document to another person for use by a person other than the person for whom the immigration document was issued or designed; or (7) produces, issues, authorizes, or verifies, without lawful authority, an immigration document; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1547. Attempts and conspiracies Whoever attempts or conspires to violate this chapter shall be punished in the same manner as a person who completes that violation. 1548. Alternative penalties for certain offenses (a) Terrorism Whoever violates any section in this chapter to facilitate an act of international terrorism or domestic terrorism (as such terms are defined in section 2331), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both. (b) Drug Trafficking Offenses Whoever violates any section in this chapter to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a)) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. 1549. Definitions In this chapter: (1) An application for a United States passport (2) The term immigration document . 317. Forfeiture Section 981(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) Any property, real or personal, that has been used to commit or facilitate the commission of a violation of chapter 75, the gross proceeds of such violation, and any property traceable to any such property or proceeds. . 318. Expedited removal for aliens inadmissible on criminal or security grounds (a) In general Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1228 (1) by adding at the end of the section heading the following: or who are subject to terrorism-related grounds for removal (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of discretion (ii) by striking set forth in this subsection or set forth in this subsection, in lieu of removal proceedings under (B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (C) in paragraph (5)— (i) by striking described in this section described in paragraph (1) or (2) (ii) by striking the Attorney General may grant in the Attorney General’s discretion. the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may grant, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, in any proceeding. (D) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) respectively; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, may determine inadmissibility under section 212(a)(2) and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection, in lieu of removal proceedings under section 240, with respect to an alien who— (A) has not been admitted or paroled; (B) has not been found to have a credible fear of persecution pursuant to the procedures set forth in 235(b)(1)(B); and (C) is not eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or relief from removal. ; and (3) by resdesignating the 2 subsections after subsection (b) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Removal aliens who are subject to terrorism-Related grounds for removal (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security— (A) shall, notwithstanding section 240, in the case of every alien, determine the inadmissibility of the alien under subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i), or the deportability of the alien under section 237(a)(4)(B) as consequence of being described in one of such subclauses, and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection to every alien determined to be inadmissible or deportable on such a ground; and (B) may, in the case of any alien, determine the inadmissibility of the alien under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 212(a)(3) (other than subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of section 212(a)(3)(B)), or the deportability of the alien under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 237(a)(4) (as a consequence of being described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 212(a)(3)(B)), and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection or section 240 to every alien determined to be inadmissible or deportable on such a ground. (2) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not execute any order described in paragraph (1) until 14 calendar days have passed from the date that such order was issued, unless waived by the alien, in order that the alien has an opportunity to apply for judicial review under section 242. (3) Proceedings before the Secretary of Homeland Security under this subsection shall be in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe. The Secretary shall provide that— (A) the alien is given reasonable notice of the charges and of the opportunity described in subparagraph (C); (B) the alien shall have the privilege of being represented (at no expense to the Government) by such counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as the alien shall choose; (C) the alien has a reasonable opportunity to inspect the evidence and rebut the charges; (D) a determination is made on the record that the individual upon whom the notice for the proceeding under this section is served (either in person or by mail) is, in fact, the alien named in such notice; (E) a record is maintained for judicial review; and (F) the final order of removal is not adjudicated by the same person who issues the charges. (4) No alien described in this subsection shall be eligible for any relief from removal that the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant in the Secretary’s discretion. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 Sec. 238. Expedited removal of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies or who are subject to terrorism-related grounds for removal. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not apply to aliens who are in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a 319. Increased penalties barring the admission of convicted sex offenders failing to register and requiring deportation of sex offenders failing to register (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(i) (1) in subclause (II), by striking or (2) in subclause (III), by adding or (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following: (IV) a violation of section 2250 of title 18, United States Code (relating to failure to register as a sex offender), . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (v); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (I) Failure to register as a sex offender Any alien convicted of, or who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a violation of section 2250 of title 18, United States Code (relating to failure to register as a sex offender) is deportable. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that occur before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 320. Protecting immigrants from convicted sex offenders (a) Immigrants Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (viii) to read as follows: (viii) Clause (i) shall not apply to a citizen of the United States who has been convicted of an offense described in subparagraph (A), (I), or (K) of section 101(a)(43), unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, determines that the citizen poses no risk to the alien with respect to whom a petition described in clause (i) is filed. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— (A) by redesignating the second subclause (I) as subclause (II); and (B) by amending such subclause (II) to read as follows: (II) Subclause (I) shall not apply in the case of an alien admitted for permanent residence who has been convicted of an offense described in subparagraph (A), (I), or (K) of section 101(a)(43), unless the Secretary of Home­land Security, in the Secretary's sole and un­re­view­able discretion, determines that the alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence poses no risk to the alien with respect to whom a petition described in subclause (I) is filed. . (b) Nonimmigrants Section 101(a)(15)(K) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K) 204(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I)) 204(a)(1)(A)(viii)) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to petitions filed on or after such date. 321. Clarification to crimes of violence and crimes involving moral turpitude (a) Inadmissible aliens Section 212(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A) (iii) Clarification If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude, the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude. . (b) Deportable aliens (1) General crimes Section 237(a)(2)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A) (v) Crimes involving moral turpitude If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude, the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude. . (2) Domestic violence Section 237(a)(2)(E) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(E) (iii) Crimes of violence If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime of domestic violence constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a crime of violence. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that occur before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 322. Penalties for failure to obey removal orders (a) In general Section 243(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(a) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by inserting 212(a) or 237(a), (2) by striking paragraph (3). (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that are described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 243(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) 323. Pardons (a) Definition Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (54) The term pardon . (b) Deportability Section 237(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a) (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking clause (vi); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (8) Pardons In the case of an alien who has been convicted of a crime and is subject to removal due to that conviction, if the alien, subsequent to receiving the criminal conviction, is granted a pardon, the alien shall not be deportable by reason of that criminal conviction. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to a pardon granted before, on, or after such date. 324. Convictions (a) Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) (O) Convictions (i) In general For purposes of determining whether an underlying criminal offense constitutes a ground of inadmissibility under this subsection, all statutes or common law offenses are divisible so long as any of the conduct encompassed by the statute constitutes an offense that is a ground of inadmissibility. (ii) Other evidence If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a ground of inadmissibility, the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a ground of inadmissibility. . (b) Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) (J) Criminal offenses (i) In general For purposes of determining whether an underlying criminal offense constitutes a ground of deportability under this subsection, all statutes or common law offenses are divisible so long as any of the conduct encompassed by the statute constitutes an offense that is a ground of deportability. (ii) Other evidence If the conviction records do not conclusively establish whether a crime constitutes a ground of deportability, the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may consider other evidence related to the conviction that clearly establishes that the conduct for which the alien was engaged constitutes a ground of deportability. . IV Visa Security 401. Cancellation of additional visas (a) In general Section 222(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(g) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Attorney General Secretary (B) by inserting and any other nonimmigrant visa issued by the United States that is in the possession of the alien such visa (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking (other than the visa described in paragraph (1)) issued in a consular office located in the country of the alien's nationality (other than a visa described in paragraph (1)) issued in a consular office located in the country of the alien's nationality or foreign residence (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to a visa issued before, on, or after such date. 402. Visa information sharing (a) In general Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(f)(2) (1) by striking issuance or refusal issuance, refusal, or revocation (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and on the basis of reciprocity (3) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by inserting (i) for the purpose of (B) by striking illicit weapons; or illicit weapons, or (ii) determining a person’s deportability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or other immigration benefit; (4) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking for the purposes for one of the purposes (B) by striking or to deny visas to persons who would be inadmissible to the United States. ; or (5) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest to provide such information to a foreign government. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Act. 403. Restricting waiver of visa interviews Section 222(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(h)(1)(B) (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting , in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, if the Secretary (2) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by inserting , where such national interest shall not include facilitation of travel of foreign nationals to the United States, reduction of visa application processing times, or the allocation of consular resources (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking or (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) is an individual— (i) determined to be in a class of aliens determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be threats to national security; (ii) identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a person of concern; or (iii) applying for a visa in a visa category with respect to which the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that a waiver of the visa interview would create a high risk of degradation of visa program integrity. . 404. Authorizing the Department of State to not interview certain ineligible visa applicants (a) In general Section 222(h)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(h)(1) the alien is determined by the Secretary of State to be ineligible for a visa based upon review of the application or unless (b) Guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue guidance to consular officers on the standards and processes for implementing the authority to deny visa applications without interview in cases where the alien is determined by the Secretary of State to be ineligible for a visa based upon review of the application. (c) Reports Not less frequently than once each quarter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report on the denial of visa applications without interview, including— (1) the number of such denials; and (2) a post-by-post breakdown of such denials. 405. Visa refusal and revocation (a) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State (1) In general Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236 (b) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (1) In general Notwithstanding section 104(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1104(a) 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) (A) shall have exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (B) may refuse or revoke any visa to any alien or class of aliens if the Secretary, or designee, determines that such refusal or revocation is necessary or advisable in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States. (2) Effect of revocation The revocation of any visa under paragraph (1)(B)— (A) shall take effect immediately; and (B) shall automatically cancel any other valid visa that is in the alien’s possession. (3) Judicial review Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review a decision by the Secretary of Homeland Security to refuse or revoke a visa, and no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any claim arising from, or any challenge to, such a refusal or revocation. (c) Authority of the Secretary of State (1) In general The Secretary of State may direct a consular officer to refuse a visa requested by an alien if the Secretary of State determines such refusal to be necessary or advisable in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States. (2) Limitation No decision by the Secretary of State to approve a visa may override a decision by the Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (b). . (2) Authority of the Secretary of State Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) section, except in the context of a removal proceeding if such revocation provides the sole ground for removal under section 1227(a)(1)(B). section. (3) Conforming Amendment Section 237(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(B) under section 221(i) (4) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to visa refusals and revocations occurring before, on, or after such date. (b) Technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act Section 428(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236(a) (1) by striking subsection section (2) by striking consular office consular officer 406. Petition and application processing for visas and immigration benefits (a) In general Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181 211A. Petition and application processing (a) Signature requirement (1) In general No petition or application filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or with a consular officer relating to the issuance of a visa or to the admission of an alien to the United States as an immigrant or as a nonimmigrant may be approved unless the petition or application is signed by each party required to sign such petition or application. (2) Applications for immigrant visas Except as may be otherwise prescribed by regulations, each application for an immigrant visa shall be signed by the applicant in the presence of the consular officer, and verified by the oath of the applicant administered by the consular officer. (b) Completion requirement No petition or application filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or with a consular officer relating to the issuance of a visa or to the admission of an alien to the United States as an immigrant or as a nonimmigrant may be approved unless each applicable portion of the petition or application has been completed. (c) Translation requirement No document submitted in support of a petition or application for a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa may be accepted by a consular officer if such document contains information in a foreign language, unless such document is accompanied by a full English translation, which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator’s certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. (d) Requests for additional information In an instance where the Secretary of Homeland Security or a consular officer requests any additional information relating to a petition or application filed with the Secretary or consular officer relating to the issuance of a visa or to the admission of an alien to the United States as an immigrant or as a nonimmigrant, such petition or application may not be approved unless all of the additional information requested is provided in complete form and is provided on or before any deadline included in the request. 211B. Background checks and other screening requirements (a) Comprehensive security and background check No petition or application filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or with a consular officer relating to the issuance of a visa to or to the admission of an alien to the United States as an immigrant or as a nonimmigrant may be approved unless a background check to determine whether or not the alien is a national security threat and or is otherwise ineligible for such visa or admission is completed for— (1) the petitioner or applicant; and (2) each beneficiary or derivative of the petition or application. (b) Review of social media activity The background check under subsection (a) shall include a review of the alien’s publicly available interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services). (c) DNA testing No petition or application filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or with a consular officer relating to the issuance of an immigrant visa to an alien or to the admission of an alien to the United States as an immigrant, if the eligibility for the immigration benefit is predicated on the fact that a biological relationship exists between the petitioner or applicant and the beneficiary or derivative, may be approved, unless a genetic test is conducted to confirm such biological relationship and the results of such test are submitted as part of the petition or application. Any such genetic test shall be conducted at the expense of the petitioner or applicant. Evidence of a biological relationship, as submitted under this subsection, shall not in itself be determinative of such biological relationship. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 211A. Petition and application processing. 211B. Background checks and other screening requirements. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 222(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(e) Except as may be otherwise prescribed by regulations, each application for an immigrant visa shall be signed by the applicant in the presence of the consular officer, and verified by the oath of the applicant administered by the consular officer. (d) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications and petitions filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 407. Fraud prevention (a) Prospective analytics technology (1) Plan for implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a plan for the use of advanced analytics software to ensure the proactive detection of fraud in immigration benefits applications and petitions and to ensure that any such applicant or petitioner does not pose a threat to national security. (2) Implementation of plan Not later than 1 year after the date of the submission of the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin implementation of the plan. (b) Benefits fraud assessment (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Fraud Detection and Nationality Security Directorate, shall complete a benefit fraud assessment by fiscal year 2021 on each of the following: (A) Petitions by VAWA self-petitioners (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). (B) Applications or petitions for visas or status under section 101(a)(15)(K) of such Act or under section 201(b)(2) of such Act, in the case of spouses. (C) Applications for visas or status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of such Act. (D) Applications for visas or status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of such Act. (E) Petitions for visas or status under section 101(a)(27)(C) of such Act. (F) Applications for asylum under section 208 of such Act. (G) Applications for adjustment of status under section 209 of such Act. (H) Petitions for visas or status under section 201(b) of such Act. (2) Reporting on findings Not later than 30 days after the completion of each benefit fraud assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate such assessment and recommendations on how to reduce the occurrence of instances of fraud identified by the assessment. 408. Visa Security Program (a) Funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2017 and thereafter, the Secretary of State shall charge surcharges in support of visa security that are in addition to the passport and immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 2004, and any other fees collected pursuant to the fourth paragraph under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs Public Law 108–447 Provided Public Law 107–296 Provided further (b) Expeditious expansion of assignment of Homeland Security employees to diplomatic and consular posts (1) In general Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236 (A) in subsection (e)— (i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) In general Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016, the Secretary shall assign employees of the Department to each diplomatic and consular post at which visas are issued, and shall communicate such assignments to the Secretary of State. ; and (ii) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows: (B) Review all such applications and supporting documentation prior to the adjudication of such an application. ; and (B) by striking subsection (i). (2) Expedited clearance and placement of DHS personnel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and the processes set forth in National Security Defense Directive 38 (dated June 2, 1982) or any successor Directive, not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security communicates to the Secretary of State the assignment of personnel to a diplomatic or consular post under section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236(e) V Aid to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers 501. ICE deportation officers (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize all deportation officers of the Department of Homeland Security who have successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training to exercise the powers conferred by— (1) section 287(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(5)(A) (2) section 287(a)(5)(B) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(5)(B) (3) section 274(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324(a) (4) section 287(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a) 8 U.S.C. 1226 (5) section 287(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a) (b) Arrest powers Section 287(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(2) regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, regulation, 502. ICE detention enforcement officers (a) Authorization The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of positions for full-time active duty United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention enforcement officers by 2,500 above the number of full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. The Secretary will determine the rate at which the additional officers will be added with due regard to filling positions as expeditiously as possible without making any compromises in the selection or the training of the additional officers. (b) Duties U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention enforcement officers who have successfully completed detention enforcement officers’ basic training shall be responsible for— (1) taking and maintaining custody of any person who has been arrested by an immigration officer; (2) transporting and guarding immigration detainees; (3) securing Department of Homeland Security detention facilities; and (4) assisting in the processing of detainees. 503. Ensuring the safety of ICE officers (a) Body armor The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that every U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer on duty is issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the agent. Enough body armor must be purchased to cover every agent in the field. (b) Weapons Such Secretary shall ensure that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers are equipped with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. Such weapons shall include, at a minimum, standard-issue handguns, M–4 (or equivalent) rifles, and Tasers. (c) Special training for high-Risk enforcement operations Such Secretary shall provide appropriate training and certification to selected U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers, at each field office, to conduct high-risk enforcement operations requiring enhanced tactical capabilities effectively to combat known dangers, to assist in high-risk transports, or to participate in other special assignments as designated by the Secretary and consistent with law, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impose a requirement that such training be completed, or such certification be obtained, in order to participate in such a high-risk enforcement operation. (d) Effective date This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 504. ICE Advisory Council (a) Establishment An ICE Advisory Council shall be established not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Membership The ICE Advisor Council shall be comprised of 7 members. (c) Appointment Members shall to be appointed in the following manner: (1) One member shall be appointed by the President. (2) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. (3) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. (4) One member shall be appointed by the Local 511, the ICE prosecutor’s union. (5) Three members shall be appointed by the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council. (d) Term Members shall serve renewable, 2-year terms. (e) Voluntary Membership shall be voluntary and non-remunerated, except that members will receive reimbursement from the Secretary of Homeland Security for travel and other related expenses. (f) Retaliation protection Members who are employed by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be protected from retaliation by their supervisors, managers, and other Department of Homeland Security employees for their participation on the Council. (g) Purpose The purpose of the Council is to advise the Congress and the Secretary of Homeland Security on issues including the following: (1) The current status of immigration enforcement efforts, including prosecutions and removals, the effectiveness of such efforts, and how enforcement could be improved. (2) The effectiveness of cooperative efforts between the Secretary of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies, including additional types of enforcement activities that the Secretary should be engaged in, such as State and local criminal task forces. (3) Personnel, equipment, and other resource needs of field personnel. (4) Improvements that should be made to the organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security, including whether the position of immigration enforcement agent should be merged into the deportation officer position. (5) The effectiveness of specific enforcement policies and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and whether other enforcement priorities should be considered. (h) Reports The Council shall provide quarterly reports to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Council members shall meet directly with the Chairmen and Ranking Members (or their designated representatives) and with the Secretary to discuss their reports every 6 months. 505. Pilot program for electronic field processing (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a pilot program in at least 5 of the 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices with the largest removal caseloads to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers to— (1) electronically process and serve charging documents, including notices to appear, while in the field; (2) electronically process and place detainers while in the field; and (3) electronically collect biometric data for the purpose of identifying an alien and establishing both immigration status and criminal history while in the field. (b) Duties The pilot program described in subsection (a) shall be designed to allow deportation officers to use handheld or vehicle-mounted computers to— (1) enter any required data, including personal information about the alien subject and the reason for issuing the document; (2) apply the electronic signature of the issuing officer or agent; (3) set the date the alien is required to appear before an immigration judge, in the case of notices to appear; (4) print any documents the alien subject may be required to sign, along with additional copies of documents to be served on the alien; and (5) interface with the ENFORCE database so that all data is stored and retrievable. (c) Construction The pilot program described in subsection (a) shall be designed to replace, to the extent possible, the current paperwork and data-entry process used for issuing such charging documents and detainers. (d) Deadline The Secretary shall initiate the pilot program described in subsection (a) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Report The Government Accountability Office shall report to the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on the effectiveness of the pilot program and provide recommendations for improving it. (f) Advisory Council The ICE Advisory Council established by section 504 shall include recommendations on how the pilot program should work in the first quarterly report of the Council, and shall include assessments of the program and recommendations for improvement in each subsequent report. (g) Effective date This section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 506. Additional ICE deportation officers and support staff (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of positions for full-time active-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers by 10,000 above the number of full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. The Secretary will determine the rate at which the additional officers will be added with due regard to filling the positions as expeditiously as possible without making any compromises in the selection or the training of the additional officers. (b) Support staff The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of positions for full-time support staff for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers by 700 above the number of full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. 507. Additional ICE prosecutors The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of positions for full-time trial attorneys working for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement by 60 above the number of full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. The Secretary will determine the rate at which the additional trial attorneys will be added with due regard to filling positions as expeditiously as possible without making any compromises in the selection or the training of the additional attorneys. VI Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions 601. Timely repatriation (a) Listing of countries Beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a report including the following: (1) A list of the following: (A) Countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country since the date of the enactment of this Act and the total number of such aliens, disaggregated by nationality. (B) Countries that have an excessive repatriation failure rate. (2) A list of each country that was included under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) in both the report preceding the current report and the current report. (b) Sanctions Beginning on the date that a country is included in a list under subsection (a)(2) and ending on the date that that country is not included in such list, that country shall be subject to the following: (1) The Secretary of State may not issue visas under section 101(a)(15)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A)(iii) (2) Each 6 months thereafter that the country is included in that list, the Secretary of State shall reduce the number of visas available under clause (i) or (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in a fiscal year to nationals of that country by an amount equal to 10 percent of the baseline visa number for that country. Except as provided under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253 (c) Waivers (1) National security waiver If the Secretary of State submits to Congress a written determination that significant national security interests of the United States require a waiver of the sanctions under subsection (b), the Secretary may waive any reduction below 80 percent of the baseline visa number. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority under this subsection. (2) Temporary exigent circumstances If the Secretary of State submits to Congress a written determination that temporary exigent circumstances require a waiver of the sanctions under subsection (b), the Secretary may waive any reduction below 80 percent of the baseline visa number during 6-month renewable periods. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority under this subsection. (d) Exemption The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may exempt a country from inclusion in a list under subsection (a)(2) if the total number of nonrepatriations outstanding is less than 10 for the preceding 3-year period. (e) Unauthorized visa issuance Any visa issued in violation of this section shall be void. (f) Notice If an alien who has been convicted of a criminal offense before a Federal or State court whose repatriation was refused or unreasonably delayed is to be released from detention by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall provide notice to the State and local law enforcement agency for the jurisdictions in which the alien is required to report or is to be released. When possible, and particularly in the case of violent crime, the Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice of such release to any crime victims and their immediate family members. (g) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Refused or unreasonably delayed A country is deemed to have refused or unreasonably delayed the acceptance of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country if, not later than 90 days after receiving a request to repatriate such alien from an official of the United States who is authorized to make such a request, the country does not accept the alien or issue valid travel documents. (2) Failure rate The term failure rate (3) Excessive repatriation failure rate The term excessive repatriation failure rate (A) The period of the 3 full fiscal years preceding the date of publication of the report. (B) The period of 1 year preceding the date of publication of the report. (4) Number of non-repatriations outstanding The term number of non-repatriations outstanding (5) Baseline visa number The term baseline visa number 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A) (h) GAO report On the date that is 1 day after the date that the President submits a budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress regarding the progress of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State in implementation of this section and in making requests to repatriate aliens as appropriate. 602. Encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily (a) In general Section 240B of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) Instead of removal proceedings If an alien is not described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security may permit the alien to voluntarily depart the United States at the alien’s own expense under this subsection instead of being subject to proceedings under section 240. ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (D) by adding after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Before the conclusion of removal proceedings If an alien is not described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security may permit the alien to voluntarily depart the United States at the alien’s own expense under this subsection after the initiation of removal proceedings under section 240 and before the conclusion of such proceedings before an immigration judge. ; (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Instead of removal Subject to subparagraph (C), permission to voluntarily depart under paragraph (1) shall not be valid for any period in excess of 120 days. The Secretary may require an alien permitted to voluntarily depart under paragraph (1) to post a voluntary departure bond, to be surrendered upon proof that the alien has departed the United States within the time specified. ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; (iii) by adding after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) Before the conclusion of removal proceedings Permission to voluntarily depart under paragraph (2) shall not be valid for any period in excess of 60 days, and may be granted only after a finding that the alien has the means to depart the United States and intends to do so. An alien permitted to voluntarily depart under paragraph (2) shall post a voluntary departure bond, in an amount necessary to ensure that the alien will depart, to be surrendered upon proof that the alien has departed the United States within the time specified. An immigration judge may waive the requirement to post a voluntary departure bond in individual cases upon a finding that the alien has presented compelling evidence that the posting of a bond will pose a serious financial hardship and the alien has presented credible evidence that such a bond is unnecessary to guarantee timely departure. ; (iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)(ii) subparagraphs (D) and (E)(ii) (v) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by striking subparagraph (B) subparagraph (C) (vi) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking subparagraph (B) subparagraph (C) (F) in paragraph (4), by striking paragraph (1) paragraphs (1) and (2) (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking a period exceeding 60 days any period in excess of 45 days (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Conditions on voluntary departure (1) Voluntary departure agreement Voluntary departure may only be granted as part of an affirmative agreement by the alien. A voluntary departure agreement under subsection (b) shall include a waiver of the right to any further motion, appeal, application, petition, or petition for review relating to removal or relief or protection from removal. (2) Concessions by the secretary In connection with the alien’s agreement to depart voluntarily under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may agree to a reduction in the period of inadmissibility under subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) of section 212(a)(9). (3) Advisals Agreements relating to voluntary departure granted during removal proceedings under section 240, or at the conclusion of such proceedings, shall be presented on the record before the immigration judge. The immigration judge shall advise the alien of the consequences of a voluntary departure agreement before accepting such agreement. (4) Failure to comply with agreement (A) In general If an alien agrees to voluntary departure under this section and fails to depart the United States within the time allowed for voluntary departure or fails to comply with any other terms of the agreement (including failure to timely post any required bond), the alien is— (i) ineligible for the benefits of the agreement; (ii) subject to the penalties described in subsection (d); and (iii) subject to an alternate order of removal if voluntary departure was granted under subsection (a)(2) or (b). (B) Effect of filing timely Appeal If, after agreeing to voluntary departure, the alien files a timely appeal of the immigration judge’s decision granting voluntary departure, the alien may pursue the appeal instead of the voluntary departure agreement. Such appeal operates to void the alien’s voluntary departure agreement and the consequences of such agreement, but precludes the alien from another grant of voluntary departure while the alien remains in the United States. (5) Voluntary departure period not affected Except as expressly agreed to by the Secretary in writing in the exercise of the Secretary’s discretion before the expiration of the period allowed for voluntary departure, no motion, appeal, application, petition, or petition for review shall affect, reinstate, enjoin, delay, stay, or toll the alien’s obligation to depart from the United States during the period agreed to by the alien and the Secretary. ; (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Penalties for failure To depart If an alien is permitted to voluntarily depart under this section and fails to voluntarily depart from the United States within the time period specified or otherwise violates the terms of a voluntary departure agreement, the alien will be subject to the following penalties: (1) Civil penalty The alien shall be liable for a civil penalty of $3,000. The order allowing voluntary departure shall specify this amount, which shall be acknowledged by the alien on the record. If the Secretary thereafter establishes that the alien failed to depart voluntarily within the time allowed, no further procedure will be necessary to establish the amount of the penalty, and the Secretary may collect the civil penalty at any time thereafter and by whatever means provided by law. An alien will be ineligible for any benefits under this chapter until this civil penalty is paid. (2) Ineligibility for relief The alien shall be ineligible during the time the alien remains in the United States and for a period of 10 years after the alien’s departure for any further relief under this section and sections 240A, 245, 248, and 249. The order permitting the alien to depart voluntarily shall inform the alien of the penalties under this subsection. (3) Reopening The alien shall be ineligible to reopen the final order of removal that took effect upon the alien’s failure to depart, or upon the alien’s other violations of the conditions for voluntary departure, during the period described in paragraph (2). This paragraph does not preclude a motion to reopen to seek withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or protection against torture, if the motion— (A) presents material evidence of changed country conditions arising after the date of the order granting voluntary departure in the country to which the alien would be removed; and (B) makes a sufficient showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien is otherwise eligible for such protection. ; (5) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Eligibility (1) Prior grant of voluntary departure An alien shall not be permitted to voluntarily depart under this section if the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General previously permitted the alien to depart voluntarily. (2) Rulemaking The Secretary may promulgate regulations to limit eligibility or impose additional conditions for voluntary departure under subsection (a)(1) for any class of aliens. The Secretary may by regulation limit eligibility or impose additional conditions for voluntary departure under subsections (a)(2) or (b) of this section for any class or classes of aliens. ; and (6) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding section 242(a)(2)(D) of this Act, sections 1361, 1651, and 2241 of title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus provision, and any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), no court shall have jurisdiction to affect, reinstate, enjoin, delay, stay, or toll the period allowed for voluntary departure under this section. (b) Rulemaking The Secretary shall within one year of the date of the enactment of this Act promulgate regulations to provide for the imposition and collection of penalties for failure to depart under section 240B(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d) (c) Effective dates (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to all orders granting voluntary departure under section 240B of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c (2) Exception The amendment made by subsection (a)(6) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any petition for review which is filed on or after such date. 603. Deterring aliens ordered removed from remaining in the United States unlawfully (a) Inadmissible aliens Section 212(a)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(A) (1) in clause (i), by striking seeks admission within 5 years of the date of such removal (or within 20 years seeks admission not later than 5 years after the date of the alien’s removal (or not later than 20 years after the alien’s removal (2) in clause (ii), by striking seeks admission within 10 years of the date of such alien’s departure or removal (or within 20 years of seeks admission not later than 10 years after the date of the alien’s departure or removal (or not later than 20 years after (b) Bar on discretionary relief Section 274D of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 324d (1) in subsection (a), by striking Commissioner Secretary of Homeland Security (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Ineligibility for relief (1) In general Unless a timely motion to reopen is granted under section 240(c)(6), an alien described in subsection (a) shall be ineligible for any discretionary relief from removal (including cancellation of removal and adjustment of status) during the time the alien remains in the United States and for a period of 10 years after the alien’s departure from the United States. (2) Savings provision Nothing in paragraph (1) shall preclude a motion to reopen to seek withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or protection against torture, if the motion— (A) presents material evidence of changed country conditions arising after the date of the final order of removal in the country to which the alien would be removed; and (B) makes a sufficient showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien is otherwise eligible for such protection. . (c) Effective dates The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to aliens who are subject to a final order of removal entered before, on, or after such date. 604. Reinstatement of removal orders (a) In general Section 241(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(5) (5) Reinstatement of removal orders against aliens illegally reentering If the Secretary of Homeland Security finds that an alien has entered the United States illegally after having been removed, deported, or excluded or having departed voluntarily, under an order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, regardless of the date of the original order or the date of the illegal entry— (A) the order of removal, deportation, or exclusion is reinstated from its original date and is not subject to being reopened or reviewed notwithstanding section 242(a)(2)(D); (B) the alien is not eligible and may not apply for any relief under this Act, regardless of the date that an application or request for such relief may have been filed or made; and (C) the alien shall be removed under the order of removal, deportation, or exclusion at any time after the illegal entry. Reinstatement under this paragraph shall not require proceedings under section 240 or other proceedings before an immigration judge. . (b) Judicial review Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1252 (h) Judicial review of reinstatement under section 241 (a) (1) Review of reinstatement Judicial review of determinations under section 241(a)(5) is available in an action under subsection (a). (2) No review of original order Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus provision, or sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review any cause or claim, arising from, or relating to, any challenge to the original order. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on April 1, 1997, and shall apply to all orders reinstated or after that date by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or by the Attorney General prior to March 1, 2003), regardless of the date of the original order. 605. Attorney General's discretion in determining countries of removal Section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b) (1) in paragraph (1)(C)(iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or the Attorney General decides that removing the alien to the country is prejudicial to the United States. (2) in paragraph (2)(E)(vii), by inserting or the Attorney General decides that removing the alien to one or more such countries is prejudicial to the United States, this subparagraph, 606. Statute of limitations for fraud offenses involving certain human rights violations or war crimes (a) In general Chapter 213 3302. Fraud in connection with certain human rights violations or war crimes (a) In general Unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years after the commission of the offense, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of any provision of section 1001, 1015, 1546, or 1621, or for attempt or conspiracy to violate any of such provisions, when the violation, attempt, or conspiracy concerns the alleged offender’s— (1) participation, at any time, at any place, and irrespective of the nationality of the alleged offender or any victim, in a human rights violation or war crime; or (2) membership in, service in, or authority over, a military, paramilitary, or police organization that participated in such conduct during any part of any period in which the alleged offender was a member of, served in, or had authority over, the organization. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The term extrajudicial killing under color of foreign law 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(E)(iii) (2) The term female genital mutilation (3) The term genocide (4) The term human rights violation or war crime (5) The term incitement to genocide (6) The term particularly severe violations of religious freedom 22 U.S.C. 6402(13) (7) The term persecution 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)(i) (8) The term torture (9) The term use or recruitment of child soldiers (10) The term war crimes . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213 3302. Fraud in connection with certain human rights violations or war crimes. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 607. Clarification with respect to definition of admission Section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(A) An alien’s adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident status under any provision of this Act, or under any other provision of law, shall be considered an admission 608. Temporary protected status designation (a) Congressional review of extension of designation Section 244(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the final sentence; and (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Recommendation to Congress to extend designation If the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that a foreign state (or part of such foreign state) continues to meet the condition for designation under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a recommendation to the Congress to extend the period of designation for not more than 18 months. The Secretary shall set forth the justification for the extension, including the humanitarian concerns, or how the extension otherwise is in the national interest. If, 90 days after the submission of the Secretary’s recommendation, the President has not signed into law legislation passed by the House and the Senate extending the designation, the designation shall be terminated in accordance with subsection (d)(3). . (b) Adjustment of status of aliens with temporary protected status Section 244(f)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254(f)(4) but shall not be regarded as satisfying the definition of the term admitted (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to extensions pursuant to subsection 244(b)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C) 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1) 609. Information on foreign crimes Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(a) and (3) (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General has thoroughly examined the records of the alien’s countries of prior residence to determine whether the alien has committed a crime in any of those countries that renders the alien inadmissible, and (4) 610. Clarification of standards for family detention (a) In general Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 (j) Construction (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, judicial determination, consent decree, or settlement agreement, the detention of any alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child shall be governed by sections 217, 235, 236, and 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 (2) Release of minors other than unaccompanied aliens In no circumstances shall an alien minor who is not an unaccompanied alien child be released by the Secretary of Homeland Security other than to a parent or legal guardian. (3) Conditions of confinement The conditions of confinement applicable under this subsection shall be in the discretion of the Secretary and, in no instance may specific licensing requirements be imposed beyond those deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all actions that occur before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 611. Reports to Congress on the exercise and abuse of prosecutorial discretion (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General shall each provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the following: (1) Aliens apprehended or arrested by State or local law enforcement agencies who were identified by the Department of Homeland Security in the previous fiscal year and for whom the Department of Homeland Security did not issue detainers and did not take into custody despite the Department of Homeland Security’s findings that the aliens were inadmissible or deportable. (2) Aliens who were applicants for admission in the previous fiscal year but not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted by an immigration officer and who were not detained as required pursuant to section 235(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(A) (3) Aliens who in the previous fiscal year were found by Department of Homeland Security officials performing duties related to the adjudication of applications for immigration benefits or the enforcement of the immigration laws to be inadmissible or deportable who were not issued notices to appear pursuant to section 239 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229 8 U.S.C. 1229a 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)(5) 8 U.S.C. 1228 (4) Aliens issued notices to appear that were cancelled in the previous fiscal year despite the Department of Homeland Security’s findings that the aliens were inadmissible or deportable, unless the aliens were granted relief from removal pursuant to statute, were granted voluntary departure pursuant to section 240B of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c (5) Aliens who were placed into removal proceedings, whose removal proceedings were terminated in the previous fiscal year prior to their conclusion, unless the aliens were granted relief from removal pursuant to statute, were granted voluntary departure pursuant to section 240B, were granted legal nonimmigrant or immigrant status pursuant to statute, or were determined not to be inadmissible or deportable. (6) Aliens granted parole pursuant to section 212(d)(5)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A) (7) Aliens granted deferred action, extended voluntary departure or any other type of relief from removal not specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act or where determined not to be inadmissible or deportable. (b) Contents of report The report shall include a listing of each alien described in each paragraph of subsection (a), including when in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security their names, fingerprint identification numbers, alien registration numbers, and reason why each was granted the type of prosecutorial discretion received. The report shall also include current criminal histories on each alien from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 612. Clarifying rescission of adjustment of status Section 246(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1256(a) within five years 613. GAO study on deaths in custody The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the deaths in custody of detainees held by the Department of Homeland Security. The report shall include the following information with respect to any such deaths and in connection therewith: (1) Whether any such deaths could have been prevented by the delivery of medical treatment administered while the detainee is in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. (2) Whether Department practice and procedures were properly followed and obeyed. (3) Whether such practice and procedures are sufficient to protect the health and safety of such detainees. (4) Whether reports of such deaths were made to the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program. 614. Removal proceedings Section 240(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(b) (8) Order of Consideration of Proceedings Whenever possible, proceedings shall take place in the order in which aliens are placed in proceedings, except that proceedings pertaining to aliens in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the extent practical, take place prior to proceedings for aliens not in such custody. . 615. Proper filing of income taxes required for good moral character Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) (2) one who has failed properly to file an income tax return for each year that one was required to be filed, has not committed fraud on any tax return filed, and has paid all taxes owed; . 616. Waiver of rights by B visa nonimmigrants Section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B) , and who has waived any right to review or appeal of an immigration officer’s determination as to the admissibility of the alien at the port of entry into the United States, or to contest, other than on the basis of an application for asylum, any action for removal of the alien

Summary: Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. The bill authorizes: (1) states and localities to enact and enforce criminal penalties for immigration violations; and (2) state and local law enforcement personnel to investigate, arrest, and transfer aliens to federal custody. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) make grants to states and localities for equipment, technology, and facilities; (2) construct or acquire additional domestic detention facilities for aliens pending removal; and (3) expand to all states a program that provides for the identification and removal of detained criminal aliens. The bill provides for: (1) federal custody of inadmissible or deportable aliens upon state or local request, and (2) personal liability immunity for state or local personnel enforcing immigration laws. States and localities shall: (1) notify the federal government of inadmissible or removable aliens encountered by law enforcement personnel, and (2) comply with federal law enforcement information requests. Specified federal assistance is denied to a state or locality that prohibits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The bill: (1) revises certain terrorism-related requirements and prohibitions with respect to benefits, naturalization and denaturalization, asylum, voluntary departure, and removal; (2) adds new grounds of inadmissibility and deportability; (3) establishes probable cause standards for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers; (4) provides for increases in immigration enforcement personnel; (5) prescribes visa security provisions; (6) authorizes DHS to designate groups as criminal gangs and makes alien gang members inadmissible or deportable; (7) establishes an ICE Advisory Council; and (8) prescribes criminal alien removal provisions.