§ 1225.
Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing
(b)
Inspection of applicants for admission
(1)
Inspection of aliens arriving in the United States and certain other aliens who have not been admitted or paroled
(A)
Screening
(iii)
Application to certain other aliens
(I)
In general
(II)
Aliens described
(B)
Asylum interviews
(i)
Conduct by asylum officers
(ii)
Referral of certain aliens
(iii)
Removal without further review if no credible fear of persecution
(I)
In general
(II)
Record of determination
(III)
Review of determination
(IV)
Mandatory detention
(iv)
Information about interviews
(v)
“Credible fear of persecution” defined
(C)
Limitation on administrative review
(D)
Limit on collateral attacks
(E)
“Asylum officer” defined
As used in this paragraph, the term “asylum officer” means an immigration officer who—
(i)
has had professional training in country conditions, asylum law, and interview techniques comparable to that provided to full-time adjudicators of applications under
section 1158 of this title, and
(ii)
is supervised by an officer who meets the condition described in clause (i) and has had substantial experience adjudicating asylum applications.
(G)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(2)
Inspection of other aliens
(B)
Exception
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an alien—
(ii)
to whom paragraph (1) applies, or
(C)
Treatment of aliens arriving from contiguous territory
(3)
Enforcement by attorney general of a state
(4)
Challenge of decision
(d)
Authority relating to inspections
(1)
Authority to search conveyances
(2)
Authority to order detention and delivery of arriving aliens
Immigration officers are authorized to order an owner, agent, master, commanding officer, person in charge, purser, or consignee of a vessel or aircraft bringing an alien (except an alien crewmember) to the United States—
(A)
to detain the alien on the vessel or at the airport of arrival, and
(B)
to deliver the alien to an immigration officer for inspection or to a medical officer for examination.
(3)
Administration of oath and consideration of evidence
(4)
Subpoena authority
(A)
The Attorney General and any immigration officer shall have power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses before immigration officers and the production of books, papers, and documents relating to the privilege of any person to enter, reenter, reside in, or pass through the United States or concerning any matter which is material and relevant to the enforcement of this chapter and the administration of the Service, and to that end may invoke the aid of any court of the United States.
(B)
Any United States district court within the jurisdiction of which investigations or inquiries are being conducted by an immigration officer may, in the event of neglect or refusal to respond to a subpoena issued under this paragraph or refusal to testify before an immigration officer, issue an order requiring such persons to appear before an immigration officer, produce books, papers, and documents if demanded, and testify, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
([June 27, 1952, ch. 477], title II, ch. 4, § 235, [66 Stat. 198]; [Pub. L. 101–649, title VI, § 603(a)(11)], Nov. 29, 1990, [104 Stat. 5083]; [Pub. L. 104–132, title IV], §§ 422(a), 423(b), Apr. 24, 1996, [110 Stat. 1270], 1272; [Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III], §§ 302(a), 308(d)(5), 371(b)(4), Sept. 30, 1996, [110 Stat. 3009–579], 3009–619, 3009–645; [Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 702(j)(5)], May 8, 2008, [122 Stat. 867]; [Pub. L. 119–1, § 3(a)], Jan. 29, 2025, [139 Stat. 3].)