SEC. 2. EXPEDITED DEPORTATION AND EXCLUSION OF
CONVICTED ALIENS.
(a) DEPORTATION.—Section 242(h) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(h)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(h)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an alien
sentenced to imprisonment shall be deported promptly
after sentencing, whether or not the alien appeals such
conviction and sentence.
‘‘(2) In the discretion of the Attorney General, the
Attorney General may defer the deportation of any alien
under this subsection until the termination of imprison-
ment.
‘‘(3) This subsection shall apply—
‘‘(A) in the case of an alien in the custody of
the Attorney General, if the Attorney General deter-
mines that the alien has been adequately punished
and that such deportation of the alien is appro-
priate; or
‘‘(B) in the case of an alien in the custody of
a State, if the chief State official exercising author-
ity with respect to the incarceration of the alien de-
termines (i) that the alien has been adequately pun-
ished and that such deportation is appropriate, and
(ii) submits a written request to the Attorney Gen-
eral that such alien be so deported.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION OF REENTRY INTO THE UNITED
STATES.—Section 212(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(2)) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph ‘‘(G)’’; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) ALIENS DEPORTED BEFORE SERVING MIN-
IMUM
PERIOD
OF
CONFINEMENT.—An alien de-
ported pursuant to section 242(h) is excludable dur-
ing the minimum period of confinement to which the
alien was sentenced.’’.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF ALIENS ON HEALTH-RELATED
GROUNDS.
(a) EXCLUSION OF ALIENS ON HEALTH-RELATED
GROUNDS.—Section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(i)) is amend-
ed by inserting at the end ‘‘which shall include infection
with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency
syndrome, gonorrhea, syphilis, leprosy, and tuberculosis’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL
BENEFITS TO ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no direct Federal financial benefit or social insur-
ance benefit may be paid or otherwise given to any person
not lawfully present in the United States, except pursuant
to a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—No alien who has
not been granted employment authorization pursuant to
Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not apply to
the provision of foreign aid to aliens abroad.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘person not lawfully within the United States’’
means any person who at the time the person applies for,
receives, or attempts to receive a Federal financial benefit
or social insurance benefit is not a United States citizen,
a permanent resident alien, an asylee, a refugee, a parolee,
or a non-immigrant in status.
(e) PROGRAMS FOR WHICH ALIENS MAY BE ELIGI-
BLE.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply
to medical assistance with respect to emergency services
(as defined for purposes of section 1916(a)(2)(D) of the
Social Security Act). The provision of any such medical
assistance pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 30
days.
SEC. 5. DETENTION OF ALIENS APPLYING FOR ASYLUM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(e) An applicant for asylum under subsection (a)
who is not lawfully within the United States shall be de-
tained pending a final determination regarding the asylum
application.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to aliens who
apply for asylum beginning 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
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