(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSENT DECREE.—The term ‘‘consent de-
cree’’— 
(A) means any relief entered by the court 
that is based in whole or in part on the consent 
or acquiescence of the parties; and 
(B) does not include private settlements. 
(2) GOOD
CAUSE.—The term ‘‘good cause’’ 
does not include discovery or congestion of the 
court’s calendar. 
(3) GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Government’’ 
means the United States, any Federal department or 
agency, or any Federal agent or official acting with-
in the scope of official duties. 
(4) PERMANENT RELIEF.—The term ‘‘perma-
nent relief’’ means relief issued in connection with a 
final decision of a court. 
(5) PRIVATE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘private settlement agreement’’ means an 
agreement entered into among the parties that is not 
subject to judicial enforcement other than the rein-
statement of the civil action that the agreement set-
tled. 
(6) PROSPECTIVE
RELIEF.—The term ‘‘pro-
spective relief’’ means temporary, preliminary, or 
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permanent relief other than compensatory monetary 
damages. 
SEC. 102. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This title shall apply with respect 
to all orders granting prospective relief in any civil action 
pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the im-
migration laws of the United States, whether such relief 
was ordered before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) PENDING MOTIONS.—Every motion to vacate, 
modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an order granting 
prospective relief in any such action, which motion is 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
be treated as if it had been filed on such date of enact-
ment. 
(c) AUTOMATIC STAY FOR PENDING MOTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An automatic stay with re-
spect to the prospective relief that is the subject of 
a motion described in subsection (b) shall take effect 
without further order of the court on the date which 
is 10 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act if the motion— 
(A) was pending for 45 days as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(B) is still pending on the date which is 10 
days after such date of enactment. 
(2) DURATION OF AUTOMATIC STAY.—An auto-
matic stay that takes effect under paragraph (1) 
shall continue until the court enters an order grant-
ing or denying the Government’s motion under sec-
tion 101(b). There shall be no further postponement 
of the automatic stay with respect to any such pend-
ing motion under section 101(b)(2). Any order, stay-
ing, suspending, delaying or otherwise barring the 
effective date of this automatic stay with respect to 
pending motions described in subsection (b) shall be 
an order blocking an automatic stay subject to im-
mediate appeal under section 101(b)(2)(D). 
TITLE II—ALIEN GANG REMOVAL 
ACT OF 2006 
SEC. 201. RENDERING INADMISSIBLE AND DEPORTABLE 
ALIENS 
PARTICIPATING 
IN 
CRIMINAL 
STREET GANGS. 
(a) INADMISSIBLE.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) CRIMINAL STREET GANG PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
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