Amends section 208 (8 U.S.C. 1158): (1) revises subsection (a)(2)(A) to permit the determination (safe-third-country/exception) to be made by the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, modifies the subparagraph formatting/numbering, and adds a new clause that an alien who entered the United States after transiting through at least one country outside the alien’s country of nationality (or last habitual residence) is subject to the exception unless the alien demonstrates they applied for protection in each such country and received a final judgment denying protection in that country; (2) strikes former subparagraphs (B) and (D) and redesignates others with corresponding updates to internal cross-references; and (3) amends subsection (b)(2)(A) by adding a new clause (vii) that makes an alien permanently ineligible for asylum if the alien committed or attempted unlawful entry in violation of section 275 or obtained entry by willful false or misleading representation or willful concealment, including by attempting to obtain or obtaining a fraudulent visa.

Amends section 235 (8 U.S.C. 1225): replaces the credible-fear standard in subsection (b)(1)(B)(v) from 'there is a significant possibility' to 'it is more likely than not', and establishes that during expedited removal or asylum proceedings under section 235 a child may be detained together with his or her parent for not more than 180 days.