Sec. 201. Removal of, and denial of benefits to, terrorist aliens
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Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— by inserting or the Secretary of Homeland Security after if the Attorney General ; and by amending clause
(v)to read as follows: the alien is described in subparagraph (B)(i) or
(F)of section 212(a)(3), unless, in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (IV), (V), or
(IX)of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, that there are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or . Section 240A(c)(4) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b(c)(4) ) is amended— by striking inadmissible under and inserting described in ; and by striking deportable under and inserting described in . Section 240B(b)(1)(C) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c(b)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) or section 237(a)(4); and inserting described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or
(4)of section 237(a); . Section 241(b)(3)(B) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— by inserting or the Secretary of Homeland Security after Attorney General each place it appears; in clause (iii), by striking or at the end; in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; by inserting after clause
(iv)the following: the alien is described in subparagraph (B)(i) or
(F)of section 212(a)(3), unless, in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (IV), (V), or
(IX)of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, in discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, that there are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States. ; and by striking the final sentence. Section 249 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1259 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, may enter a record of lawful admission for permanent residence in the case of any alien, if no such record is otherwise available and the alien— entered the United States before January 1, 1972; has continuously resided in the United States since such entry; has been a person of good moral character since such entry; is not ineligible for citizenship; is not described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), (2), (3), (6)(C), (6)(E), or
(8)of section 212(a); and did not, at any time, without reasonable cause fail or refuse to attend or remain in attendance at a proceeding to determine the alien’s inadmissibility or deportability. Such recordation shall be effective as of the date of approval of the application or as of the date of entry if such entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924. . The table of contents for such Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 249 to read as follows: Sec. 249. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and sections 208(b)(2)(A), 212(a), 240A, 240B, 241(b)(3), and 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as so amended, shall apply to— all aliens in removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings; all applications pending on, or filed after, the date of the enactment of this Act; and with respect to aliens and applications described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)of this subsection, acts and conditions constituting a ground for exclusion, deportation, or removal occurring or existing before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Sec. 201
Removal of, and denial of benefits to, terrorist aliens
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