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This section establishes definitions in the Immigration and Nationality Act for (1) "known terrorist" as an individual arrested, charged by information, indicted for, or convicted of a terrorism-related crime by the U.S. or a foreign government, or identified as a terrorist or terrorist organization member under U.S. statute, executive order, or UN Security Council resolution; (2) "special interest alien" as an alien who potentially poses a national security risk to the U.S. or its interests based on travel patterns or other information indicating a known or potential terrorism nexus; and (3) "suspected terrorist" as an individual reasonably suspected of engaging in, having engaged in, or intending to engage in conduct constituting, preparing for, aiding, or related to terrorism or terrorist activities.
This section revises INA parole authority (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) by (1) limiting general parole to arriving aliens on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, with such parole not constituting admission; (2) prohibiting parole of refugees; and (3) prohibiting parole of aliens designated as inadmissible for espionage or sabotage, specified criminal or terrorist activities (including membership in transnational criminal organizations or association with terrorist organizations), inclusion on the FBI Terrorism Watchlist, terrorism-related arrests, charges, indictments, or convictions, or posing a national security risk due to a terrorism nexus. (Thus, these restrictions curtail discretionary parole previously available under current law for such aliens.)