12 2 STA T .86 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 22 9—M A Y 8 , 2008 ofre f usal for n on im mi g ran tv isitor visas , oversta y s,e x it sys - tems, an d information ex ch ange .‘ ‘ (5)SUSPEN S IO N. —T he Secretary of H omeland Security shall monitor the admission of nonimmigrant visitors to G uam and the C ommon w ealth of the N orthern M ariana I slands under this su b section. If the Secretary determines that such admis- sions have resulted in an unacce p table number of visitors from a country remaining unlawfully in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, unlawfully obtaining entry to other parts of the U nited States, or see k ing withholding of removal or asylum, or that visitors from a country pose a risk to law enforcement or security interests of Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or of the United States (including the interest in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States), the Secretary shall suspend the admission of nationals of such country under this subsection. The Secretary of Homeland Security may in the Secretary ’ s discretion suspend the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program at any time, on a country- by-country basis, for other good cause. ‘‘( 6 ) AD DI T ION O FC OUNT R IES.—The Governor of Guam and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may re q uest the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security to add a particular country to the list of countries whose nationals may obtain the waiver provided by this subsection, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant such request after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State, and may promulgate regulations with respect to the inclusion of that country and any special requirements the Secretary of Home- land Security, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, may impose prior to allowing nationals of that country to obtain the waiver provided by this subsection.’’. (c) SPECI AL NONI M MI G RANT CATEGORIES FOR GUAM AND T H E COMMON W EALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—The Gov- ernor of Guam and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘CNMI’’) may request that the Secretary of Homeland Security study the feasibility of creating additional Guam or CNMI-only nonimmigrant visas to the extent that existing nonimmigrant visa categories under the Immigration and Nationality Act do not provide for the type of visitor, the duration of allowable visit, or other circumstance. The Secretary of Homeland Security may review such a request, and, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, shall issue a report to the Committee on E nergy and Natural R esources and the Committee on the J udiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives with respect to the feasibility of creating those additional Guam or CNMI-only visa categories. Consideration of such additional Guam or CNMI- only visa categories may include, but are not limited to, special nonimmigrant statuses for investors, students, and retirees, but shall not include nonimmigrant status for the purpose of employ- ment in Guam or the CNMI. (d) INSPECTION OF P ERSONS ARRI V ING F ROM THE COMMON- WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
GUAM AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS- O NL YV ISAS NOT VALID FOR ENTRY INTO OTHER
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