“To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an exception from expedited removal for certain countries concern.”
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This section expands exceptions to expedited removal under current law—previously applicable only to aliens described in subparagraph (F), such as certain unaccompanied alien children—to also include aliens described in new subparagraph (H). Subparagraph (H) exempts from expedited removal any alien who is a native or citizen of, or who would be removed to, a country of concern (i.e., a country designated by the Secretary of State as a country of particular concern or special watch list country under sec. 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998). (Thus, such aliens cannot be summarily ordered removed by an immigration officer without hearing and instead must be placed in standard removal proceedings under 8 U.S.C. 1229a or, if expressing fear, referred for credible fear screening.) As background, expedited removal authorizes immigration officers to order the removal without further hearing of certain inadmissible aliens (i.e., those lacking valid entry documents or who have engaged in fraud or misrepresentation) arriving in the United States or apprehended near the border.