text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 
  2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF INADMISSIBLE ARRIVING ALIENS.
  
      Section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
  U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) through (iii) 
  and inserting the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--If an immigration 
                          officer determines that an alien (other than an 
                          alien described in subparagraph (F)) who is 
                          arriving in the United States, or who has not 
                          been admitted or paroled into the United States 
                          and has not been physically present in the 
                          United States continuously for the 4-year 
                          period immediately prior to the date of the 
                          determination of inadmissibility under this 
                          paragraph, is inadmissible under section 
                          212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), the officer shall 
                          order the alien removed from the United States 
                          without further hearing or review, unless--
                                      ``(I) the alien has been charged 
                                  with a crime;
                                      ``(II) the Secretary determines 
                                  that the alien presents a significant 
                                  risk to national security; or
                                      ``(III) the alien indicates an 
                                  intention to apply for asylum under 
                                  section 208 or a credible fear of 
                                  persecution and the officer determines 
                                  that the alien has been physically 
                                  present in the United States for less 
                                  than 1 year.
                              ``(ii) Claims for asylum.--If an 
                          immigration officer determines that an alien 
                          (other than an alien described in subparagraph 
                          (F)) who is arriving in the United States, or 
                          who has not been admitted or paroled into the 
                          United States and has not been physically 
                          present in the United States continuously for 
                          the 4-year period immediately prior to the date 
                          of the determination of inadmissibility under 
                          this paragraph, is inadmissible under section 
                          212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), and the alien 
                          indicates either an intention to apply for 
                          asylum under section 208 or a credible fear of 
                          persecution, the officer shall refer the alien 
                          for an interview by an asylum officer under 
                          subparagraph (B) if the officer determines that 
                          the alien has been physically present in the 
                          United States for less than 1 year.''.
  
  SEC. 3. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
  (8 U.S.C. 1228) is amended--
              (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
          ``expedited removal of criminal aliens'';
              (2) in subsection (a), by amending the subsection heading 
          to read as follows: ``Expedited Removal From Correctional 
          Facilities'';
              (3) in subsection (b), by amending the subsection heading 
          to read as follows: ``Removal of Criminal Aliens'';
              (4) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
          and inserting the following:
              ``(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the case 
          of an alien described in paragraph (2), determine the 
          deportability of such alien and issue an order of removal 
          pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection or 
          section 240.
              ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien, 
          whether or not admitted into the United States--
                      ``(A) was convicted of any criminal offense 
                  described in subparagraph (A)(iii), (C), or (D) of 
                  section 237(a)(2); and
                      ``(B) at the time of the commission of the offense 
                  of which that alien was convicted, that alien was--
                              ``(i) not lawfully admitted for permanent 
                          residence; or
                              ``(ii) had permanent resident status on a 
                          conditional basis (as described in section 
                          216).'';
              (5) in the first subsection (c) (relating to presumption of 
          deportability), by striking ``convicted of an aggravated 
          felony'' and inserting ``described in paragraph (b)(2)''; and
              (6) by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to 
          judicial removal) as subsection (d).
      (b) Limit on Injunctive Relief.--Section 242(f)(2) of such Act (8 
  U.S.C. 1252(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or stay, whether 
  temporarily or otherwise,'' after ``enjoin''.
target: Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth provisions regarding the expedited removal of: (1) inadmissible arriving aliens, and (2) criminal aliens.
feat_title: To provide for expedited removal of certain aliens, and for other purposes.