Miscellaneous and technical changes

(a) Form of deportation hearings The second sentence of section 242(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(b)) is amended by inserting before the period the following:; except that nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Attorney General from authorizing proceedings by electronic or telephonic media (with or without the consent of the alien) or, where waived or agreed to by the parties, in the absence of the alien. (b) Construction of expedited deportation requirements No amendment made by this Act and nothing in section 242(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(i)), shall be construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, which is legally enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any other person.