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 PUBLIC LAW 104-132—APR. 24, 1996 110 STAT. 1273 "(d) In any action brought for the assessment of penalties for improper entry or re-entry of an alien under section 275 or section 276, no court shall have jurisdiction to hear claims collaterally attacking the validity of orders of exclusion, special exclusion, or deportation entered under this section or sections 236 and 242.". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The item relating to section 106 in the table of contents of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 106. Judicial review of orders of deportation and exclusion, and special exclusion.". Subtitle D—Criminal Alien Procedural Improvements SEC. 431. ACCESS TO CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION FILES THROUGH COURT ORDER. (a) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— Section 245A(c)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(5)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(i)" after "except the Attorney General"; and (2) by inserting after 'Title 13" the following: "and (ii) may authorize an application to a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for, and a judge of such court may grant, an order authorizing disclosure of information contained in the application of the alien to be used— "(I) for identification of the alien when there is reason to believe that the alien has been killed or severely incapacitated; or "(II) for criminal law enforcement purposes against the alien whose application is to be disclosed.". (b) APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 210(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1160(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ", except as allowed by a court order issued pursuant to paragraph (6) of this subsection" after "consent of the alien"; and (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting the following sentence before "Anyone who uses": "Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Attorney General may authorize an application to a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for, and a judge of such court may grant an order authorizing, disclosure of information contained in the application of the alien to be used for identification of the alien when there is reason to believe that the alien has been killed or severely incapacitated, or for criminal law enforcement purposes against the alien whose application is to be disclosed or to discover information leading to the location or identity of the alien.". SEC. 432. CRIMINAL ALIEN IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. Section 130002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) is amended to 8 USC 1252 note. read as follows: "(a) OPERATION AND PURPOSE.— The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization shall, under the authority of section 242(a)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(3)(A)), operate a criminal alien identification system. The

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