(3) DISCRETION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as limiting the authority of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole 
unreviewable discretion, to determine whether an 
alien described in clause (ii) of section 235(b)(1)(B) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(B)) shall be detained or released after a 
finding of a credible fear of persecution (as defined 
in clause (v) of such section). 
SEC. 107. EXPEDITED REMOVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(III) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
subclauses (I) and (II), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall apply clauses (i) 
and (ii) of this subparagraph to any alien 
(other than an alien described in subpara-
graph (F)) who is not a national of a coun-
try contiguous to the United States, who 
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has not been admitted or paroled into the 
United States, and who is apprehended 
within 100 miles of an international land 
border of the United States and within 14 
days of entry.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(F)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘who arrives by aircraft at a port 
of entry’’ and inserting ‘‘, and who arrives by aircraft at 
a port of entry or who is present in the United States 
and arrived in any manner at or between a port of entry’’. 
(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 all aliens apprehended on 
or after such date. 
SEC. 108. DENIAL OF ADMISSION TO NATIONALS OF COUN-
TRY DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING 
ALIEN. 
Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DENIAL
OF ADMISSION
TO NATIONALS
OF 
COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING ALIEN.— 
Whenever the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that the government of a foreign country has denied or 
unreasonably delayed accepting an alien who is a citizen, 
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subject, national, or resident of that country after the 
alien has been ordered removed from the United States, 
the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of 
State, may deny admission to any citizen, subject, na-
tional, or resident of that country until the country ac-
cepts the alien who was ordered removed.’’. 
SEC. 109. ALIEN TRANSFER AND REIMBURSEMENT AU-
THORITY. 
(a) TRANSFER TO FEDERAL CUSTODY.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall require appropriate per-
sonnel from the Department of Homeland Security to re-
spond within 24 hours in person to all requests made by 
a State, or political subdivision of a State, participating 
in the program described in section 287(g) of the Immi-
gration and Nationaltiy Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) that the 
Secretary take into custody an alien, if the Secretary has 
confirmed that the alien is unlawfully present in the 
United States. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—If the Secretary 
fails to carry out subsection (a), the Secreary shall be re-
sponsible for the detention costs incurred by the State or 
political subdivision as a result of such failure. 
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