“To limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain aliens of good moral character, and for other purposes.”
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This section prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from taking into custody, prior to entry of a removal order, an alien of good moral character who is arriving at or departing from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office or an Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) facility. The prohibition does not apply to an alien determined by an immigration judge not to be of good moral character under section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The section amends INA section 101(f) to clarify that such a determination may not be based solely on the alien's unlawful presence in or unlawful entry into the United States. (Good moral character determinations under INA section 101(f) affect eligibility for various forms of immigration relief, such as cancellation of removal.)
This section prohibits the Attorney General from displaying the name of any party (other than the United States) to an immigration proceeding outside the room in which the proceeding occurs or is scheduled, or in any other public-access area of an Executive Office for Immigration Review facility.