Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018” or the “ADAPT Act of 2018”.
Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may only apply for asylum at a designated port of arrival, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Limitation on application for asylum
The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—
in section 208(a) (8 U.S.C. 1158(a))—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien's status,” and inserting “who arrives in the United States at a designated port of arrival”; and
by inserting before the period at the end the following: “only if the alien applies for asylum at a designated port of arrival”; and
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “within 1 year after the date of” and inserting “immediately upon”; and
in section 235(b)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)), by striking “or is described in clause (iii)”.