lum, is used when the interviewing officer does not speak 
a language understood by the alien. 
(d) RECORDINGS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.— 
There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of inter-
views of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording 
shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be 
considered as evidence in any further proceedings involv-
ing the alien. 
(e) NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to create any right, benefit, 
trust, or responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, 
enforceable in law or equity by a party against the United 
States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, enti-
ties, officers, employees, or agents, or any person, nor does 
this section create any right of review in any administra-
tive, judicial, or other proceeding. 
SEC. 204. SAFE THIRD COUNTRY. 
Section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘removed, pursuant to a bilat-
eral or multilateral agreement, to’’ and inserting 
‘‘removed to’’. 
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SEC. 205. RENUNCIATION OF ASYLUM STATUS PURSUANT 
TO RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RENUNCIATION OF STATUS PURSUANT TO 
RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), any alien who is granted 
asylum status under this Act, who, absent 
changed country conditions, subsequently re-
turns to the country of such alien’s nationality 
or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, 
returns to any country in which such alien last 
habitually resided, and who applied for such 
status because of persecution or a well-founded 
fear of persecution in that country on account 
of race, religion, nationality, membership in a 
particular social group, or political opinion, 
shall have his or her status terminated. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary has discre-
tion to waive subparagraph (A) if it is estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the alien had a compelling reason for the re-
turn. The waiver may be sought prior to depar-
ture from the United States or upon return.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(c)(3) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(c)(3)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ the following: ‘‘or (4)’’. 
SEC. 206. NOTICE CONCERNING FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM AP-
PLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(d)(4) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or’’ before ‘‘the Attorney General’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and of 
the consequences, under paragraph (6), of knowingly 
filing a frivolous application for asylum; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ensure that a written warning ap-
pears on the asylum application advising the 
alien of the consequences of filing a frivolous 
application and serving as notice to the alien of 
the consequence of filing a frivolous applica-
tion.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(d)(6) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(d)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘If the’’ and all that 
follows and inserting: 
‘‘(A) If the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity or the Attorney General determines that an 
alien has knowingly made a frivolous applica-
tion for asylum and the alien has received the 
notice under paragraph (4)(C), the alien shall 
be permanently ineligible for any benefits under 
this chapter, effective as the date of the final 
determination of such an application. 
‘‘(B) An application is frivolous if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or the Attorney 
General determines, consistent with subpara-
graph (C), that— 
‘‘(i) it is so insufficient in substance 
that it is clear that the applicant know-
ingly filed the application solely or in part 
to delay removal from the United States, 
to seek employment authorization as an 
applicant for asylum pursuant to regula-
tions issued pursuant to paragraph (2), or 
to seek issuance of a Notice to Appeal in 
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order to pursue Cancellation of Removal 
under section 240A(b); or 
‘‘(ii) any of the material elements are 
knowingly fabricated. 
‘‘(C) In determining that an application is 
frivolous, the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral, must be satisfied that the applicant, dur-
ing the course of the proceedings, has had suffi-
cient opportunity to clarify any discrepancies or 
implausible aspects of the claim. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this section, a find-
ing that an alien filed a frivolous asylum appli-
cation shall not preclude the alien from seeking 
withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) 
or protection pursuant to the Convention 
Against Torture.’’. 
SEC. 207. ANTI-FRAUD INVESTIGATIVE WORK PRODUCT. 
(a) ASYLUM CREDIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.—Sec-
tion 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘all relevant factors’’ the following: ‘‘, including 
statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, 
immigration authorities and other government officials’’. 
(b) RELIEF
FOR REMOVAL CREDIBILITY DETER-
MINATIONS.—Section 240(c)(4)(C) of the Immigration 
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