Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶37

Second, the INA elsewhere refers to aliens who arrive near a land border. It empowers the Attorney General to deputize state or local law enforcement to help enforce the Act in the event of an “actual or imminent mass influx of aliens arriving off the coast of the United States, or near a land border.” §1103(a)(10) (emphasis added). Had Congress meant for aliens who arrive at or near the border to be able to apply for asylum and to be entitled to inspection, it could have said so using similar language in §§1158(a)(1) and 1225(a)(1). Again, we credit that it did not. See Na tional Assn. of Mfrs., 583 U. S., at 126.

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