Ineligibility for asylum

Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vii) the alien has been convicted of any criminal offense described in subparagraph (A) or is described in subparagraph (B) of section 238(a)(1), regardless of whether such alien is incarcerated or is in proceedings under section 238..