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‘‘(ii) the national security or the law en-
forcement interests of the United States war-
rants a revocation. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—The procedural require-
ments of paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply to a 
revocation under this paragraph. Any revocation 
shall take effect on the date specified in the revoca-
tion or upon publication in the Federal Register if 
no effective date is specified. 
‘‘(7) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—The revocation of a 
designation under paragraph (5) or (6) shall not affect 
any action or proceeding based on conduct committed 
prior to the effective date of such revocation. 
‘‘(8) USE OF DESIGNATION IN TRIAL OR HEAR-
ING.—If a designation under this subsection has become 
effective under paragraph (2) an alien in a removal pro-
ceeding shall not be permitted to raise any question con-
cerning the validity of the issuance of such designation 
as a defense or an objection. 
‘‘(b) AMENDMENTS TO A DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may amend 
a designation under this subsection if the Secretary 
finds that the group, club, organization, or associa-
tion of 5 or more persons has changed its name, 
adopted a new alias, dissolved and then reconsti-
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tuted itself under a different name or names, or 
merged with another group, club, organization, or 
association of 5 or more persons. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Amendments made to a 
designation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall 
be effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 
Paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of sub-
section (a) shall also apply to an amended designa-
tion. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.—The adminis-
trative record shall be corrected to include the 
amendments as well as any additional relevant infor-
mation that supports those amendments. 
‘‘(4) CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary may consider classified information in amend-
ing a designation in accordance with this subsection. 
Classified information shall not be subject to disclo-
sure for such time as it remains classified, except 
that such information may be disclosed to a court ex 
parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review 
under subsection (c) of this section. 
‘‘(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register of a des-
ignation, an amended designation, or a determina-
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tion in response to a petition for revocation, the des-
ignated group, club, organization, or association of 5 
or more persons may seek judicial review in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit. 
‘‘(2) BASIS
OF
REVIEW.—Review under this 
subsection shall be based solely upon the administra-
tive record, except that the Government may submit, 
for ex parte and in camera review, classified infor-
mation used in making the designation, amended 
designation, or determination in response to a peti-
tion for revocation. 
‘‘(3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The Court shall hold 
unlawful and set aside a designation, amended des-
ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation the court finds to be— 
‘‘(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of dis-
cretion, or otherwise not in accordance with 
law; 
‘‘(B) contrary to constitutional right, 
power, privilege, or immunity; 
‘‘(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, au-
thority, or limitation, or short of statutory 
right; 
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‘‘(D) lacking substantial support in the ad-
ministrative record taken as a whole or in clas-
sified information submitted to the court under 
paragraph (2); or 
‘‘(E) not in accord with the procedures re-
quired by law. 
‘‘(4) JUDICIAL REVIEW INVOKED.—The pend-
ency of an action for judicial review of a designation, 
amended designation, or determination in response 
to a petition for revocation shall not affect the appli-
cation of this section, unless the court issues a final 
order setting aside the designation, amended des-
ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘classified information’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1(a) of the Clas-
sified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘national security’ means the na-
tional defense, foreign relations, or economic inter-
ests of the United States; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘relevant committees’ means the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(4) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the At-
torney General.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 219 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 220. Designation.’’. 
(e) MANDATORY DETENTION OF CRIMINAL GANG 
MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 236(c)(1) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1226(c)(1)), as amended by this title, is further 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) 
is 
inadmissible 
under 
section 
212(a)(2)(J) 
or 
deportable 
under 
section 
217(a)(2)(G),’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 
of each year (beginning 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, after consultation with the appropriate 
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