This bill proposes significant changes to the eligibility requirements for asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Its primary aim is to restrict the process of seeking asylum to designated points of entry. Specifically, the legislation amends Section 208(a) to stipulate that an alien may only apply for asylum upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry , and such applicants are expressly prohibited from being paroled or released into the United States. A critical provision also establishes that aliens apprehended within the U.S. who entered without inspection or overstayed their authorized period are ineligible to apply for asylum under these new rules. This effectively limits asylum access to those who present themselves lawfully at a port of entry.