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to any law enforcement grant program carried out 
by any element of the Department of Justice, includ-
ing the program under section 241(i) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 241(i)), and 
shall ensure that no such grant amounts are pro-
vided, directly or indirectly, to such person, agency, 
or entity. In the case of grant amounts that other-
wise would be provided to such person, agency, or 
entity pursuant to a formula, such amounts shall be 
reallocated among eligible recipients. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS
BY
GOVERNMENT
OFFI-
CIALS.—In any case in which a Federal, State, or 
local government official is in violation of subsection 
(a) or (b), the government agency or entity that em-
ploys (or, at the time of the violation, employed) the 
official shall be subject to the sanction under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—The sanction under para-
graph (1) shall remain in effect until the Attorney 
General determines that the person, agency, or enti-
ty has ceased violating subsections (a) and (b).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to grant requests pending on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 309. RED ZONE DEFENSE BORDER INTELLIGENCE 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
jointly establish a pilot program to improve the coordina-
tion and management of intelligence and homeland secu-
rity information provided to or utilized by the Department 
of Homeland Security relating to the southwest inter-
national land and maritime border of the United States. 
(b) PILOT AREA.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Director of National Intelligence shall des-
ignate a geographic area along the southwest international 
land and maritime border of the United States centered 
on Cochise County, Arizona, to be the pilot area for the 
pilot program established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) PROGRAM.—The pilot program established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate and facilitate the sharing of in-
telligence and homeland security information related 
to border security within the pilot area designated 
pursuant to subsection (b) among Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governments, including relevant in-
telligence and homeland security information pro-
vided to the Department of Homeland Security by 
the intelligence community and relevant intelligence 
and homeland security information gathered by the 
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Department of Homeland Security from other 
sources; 
(2) to the maximum extent possible, provide for 
persistent surveillance of such pilot area; 
(3) to the maximum extent possible, utilize air-
ships, aerostats, and existing unmanned aerial vehi-
cles to provide for surveillance of such pilot area; 
(4) to the maximum extent possible, fully utilize 
the capabilities of underutilized assets currently 
available to conduct surveillance of such pilot area; 
(5) where practicable, utilize the capabilities of 
existing operational and analytical centers that ana-
lyze intelligence and homeland security information 
relating to such pilot area from multiple sources and 
improve the interoperability of such centers; 
(6) consistent with applicable security require-
ments, disseminate actionable intelligence and home-
land security information relating to border security 
within such pilot area to the appropriate Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and foreign governments to sup-
port operational activities relating to border security 
within such pilot area; 
(7) provide for direct transmission of such ac-
tionable intelligence and homeland security informa-
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tion to operational and analytical centers included in 
the pilot program; 
(8) provide for a representative of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to be assigned to each 
operational and analytical center to facilitate the im-
mediate utilization, where practicable, of such ac-
tionable intelligence and homeland security informa-
tion; and 
(9) develop metrics to assess the capability of 
such pilot program to improve border security. 
(d) STRATEGY COORDINATION.—In establishing the 
pilot program under subsection (a), the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall coordinate the intelligence activi-
ties of the pilot program with the relevant activities and 
programs of other elements of the intelligence community. 
(e) HEADQUARTERS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Director of National Intelligence may es-
tablish a headquarters for the pilot program established 
pursuant to subsection (a) within the area designated as 
the pilot area pursuant to subsection (b). 
(f) DURATION.—The pilot program established pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall last a minimum of two years. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the es-
tablishment of the pilot program pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director 
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of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report 
containing— 
(1) the lessons learned from such pilot program 
based on the metrics developed pursuant to sub-
section (c)(9); 
(2) recommendations for enhancing the provi-
sion and sharing of intelligence and homeland secu-
rity information relating to border security under 
the National Strategy for Border Security submitted 
pursuant to section 102(b) and with other programs 
of the intelligence community relating to border se-
curity; and 
(3) an identification of any provisions of law 
that may impede effective coordination of intel-
ligence and homeland security information relating 
to the southwest international land and maritime 
border of the United States. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘‘homeland security information’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 892(f)(1) of the 
Homeland 
Security 
Act 
of 
2002 
(6 
U.S.C. 
482(f)(1)). 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given the 
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term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
TITLE IV—DETENTION AND 
REMOVAL 
SEC. 401. MANDATORY DETENTION FOR ALIENS APPRE-
HENDED AT OR BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2008, an 
alien who is attempting to illegally enter the United States 
and who is apprehended at a United States port of entry 
or along the international land and maritime border of the 
United States shall be detained until removed or a final 
decision granting admission has been determined, unless 
the alien— 
(1) is permitted to withdraw an application for 
admission under section 235(a)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)) and 
immediately departs from the United States pursu-
ant to such section; or 
(2) is paroled into the United States by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security for urgent humani-
tarian reasons or significant public benefit in accord-
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ance with section 212(d)(5)(A) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS DURING INTERIM PERIOD.—Be-
ginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and before October 1, 2008, an alien described in sub-
section (a) may be released with a notice to appear only 
if— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines, after conducting all appropriate background 
and security checks on the alien, that the alien does 
not pose a national security risk; and 
(2) the alien provides a bond of not less than 
$5,000. 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) ASYLUM AND REMOVAL.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as limiting the right of an 
alien to apply for asylum or for relief or deferral of 
removal based on a fear of persecution. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
ALIENS.—The 
mandatory detention requirement in subsection (a) 
does not apply to any alien who is a native or citizen 
of a country in the Western Hemisphere with whose 
government the United States does not have full dip-
lomatic relations. 
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(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 shall be de-
tained or released after a finding of a credible fear 
of persecution (as defined in clause (v) of such sec-
tion). 
SEC. 402. EXPANSION AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF 
DETENTION FACILITIES. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall fully utilize— 
(1) all available detention facilities operated or 
contracted by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; and 
(2) all possible options to cost effectively in-
crease available detention capacities, including the 
use of temporary detention facilities, the use of 
State and local correctional facilities, private space, 
and secure alternatives to detention. 
SEC. 403. ENHANCING TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY FOR 
UNLAWFUL ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity is authorized to enter into contracts with private enti-
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ties for the purpose of providing secure domestic transport 
of aliens who are apprehended at or along the inter-
national land or maritime borders from the custody of 
United States Customs and Border Protection to deten-
tion facilities and other locations as necessary. 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR SELECTION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to enter into a contract under 
paragraph (1), a private entity shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
The Secretary shall select from such applications those en-
tities which offer, in the determination of the Secretary, 
the best combination of service, cost, and security. 
SEC. 404. 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, 
subject, national, or resident of that country after the 
alien has been ordered removed, the Secretary, after con-
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sultation with the Secretary of State, may deny admission 
to any citizen, subject, national, or resident of that coun-
try until the country accepts the alien who was ordered 
removed.’’. 
SEC. 405. REPORT ON FINANCIAL BURDEN OF REPATRI-
ATION. 
Not later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Secretary of 
State and Congress a report that details the cost to the 
Department of Homeland Security of repatriation of un-
lawful aliens to their countries of nationality or last habit-
ual residence, including details relating to cost per coun-
try. The Secretary shall include in each such report the 
recommendations of the Secretary to more cost effectively 
repatriate such aliens. 
SEC. 406. TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Not later than six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) review and evaluate the training provided to 
Border Patrol agents and port of entry inspectors 
regarding the inspection of aliens to determine 
whether an alien is referred for an interview by an 
asylum officer for a determination of credible fear; 
(2) based on the review and evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1), take necessary and appro-
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priate measures to ensure consistency in referrals by 
Border Patrol agents and port of entry inspectors to 
asylum officers for determinations of credible fear. 
SEC. 407. 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.—Notwith-
standing subclauses (I) and (II), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
apply clauses (i) and (ii) of this sub-
paragraph to any alien (other than an 
alien described in subparagraph (F)) 
who is not a national of a country 
contiguous to the United States, who 
has not been admitted or paroled into 
the United States, and who is appre-
hended within 100 miles of an inter-
national land border of the United 
States and within 14 days of entry.’’. 
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