I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2952 
To provide for expedited removal of certain aliens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 
CRAVAACK, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 
Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Ohio, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. POSEY, 
Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. LUM-
MIS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. SCALISE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for expedited removal of certain aliens, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Backlog 
Reduction Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF INADMISSIBLE ARRIVING 
ALIENS. 
Section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If an immigration 
officer determines that an alien (other 
than an alien described in subparagraph 
(F)) who is arriving in the United States, 
or who has not been admitted or paroled 
into the United States and has not been 
physically present in the United States 
continuously for the 4-year period imme-
diately prior to the date of the determina-
tion of inadmissibility under this para-
graph, 
is 
inadmissible 
under 
section 
212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), the officer shall 
order the alien removed from the United 
States without further hearing or review, 
unless— 
‘‘(I) the alien has been charged 
with a crime; 
‘‘(II) the Secretary determines 
that the alien presents a significant 
risk to national security; or 
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‘‘(III) the alien indicates an in-
tention to apply for asylum under sec-
tion 208 or a credible fear of persecu-
tion and the officer determines that 
the alien has been physically present 
in the United States for less than 1 
year. 
‘‘(ii) CLAIMS FOR ASYLUM.—If an im-
migration officer determines that an alien 
(other than an alien described in subpara-
graph (F)) who is arriving in the United 
States, or who has not been admitted or 
paroled into the United States and has not 
been physically present in the United 
States continuously for the 4-year period 
immediately prior to the date of the deter-
mination of inadmissibility under this 
paragraph, is inadmissible under section 
212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), and the alien 
indicates either an intention to apply for 
asylum under section 208 or a credible 
fear of persecution, the officer shall refer 
the alien for an interview by an asylum of-
ficer under subparagraph (B) if the officer 
determines that the alien has been phys-
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ically present in the United States for less 
than 1 year.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 238 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1228) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘expedited removal of criminal aliens’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by amending the sub-
section heading to read as follows: ‘‘Expedited Re-
moval From Correctional Facilities’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by amending the sub-
section heading to read as follows: ‘‘Removal of 
Criminal Aliens’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(1) and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may, 
in the case of an alien described in paragraph (2), 
determine the deportability of such alien and issue 
an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set 
forth in this subsection or section 240. 
‘‘(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if 
the alien, whether or not admitted into the United 
States— 
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‘‘(A) was convicted of any criminal offense 
described in subparagraph (A)(iii), (C), or (D) 
of section 237(a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) at the time of the commission of the 
offense of which that alien was convicted, that 
alien was— 
‘‘(i) not lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence; or 
‘‘(ii) had permanent resident status 
on a conditional basis (as described in sec-
tion 216).’’; 
(5) in the first subsection (c) (relating to pre-
sumption of deportability), by striking ‘‘convicted of 
an aggravated felony’’ and inserting ‘‘described in 
paragraph (b)(2)’’; and 
(6) by redesignating the second subsection (c) 
(relating to judicial removal) as subsection (d). 
(b) 
LIMIT
ON
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF.—Section 
242(f)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(f)(2)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or stay, whether temporarily or otherwise,’’ 
after ‘‘enjoin’’. 
Æ 
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