should be removed, in which case they are released. The alien can be detained for up to 90 days but can be held up to 6 months after it is deemed that they are a national security threat. However, removal proceedings or an arrest must be made no longer than 7 days after the alien's detention, otherwise the alien will be released. The certification of the alien must be reviewed every 6 months by the Attorney General, who can then decide to revoke it — unless that is prohibited by law. Every 6 months the alien may apply, in writing, for the certification to be reconsidered. Judicial review of any action or decision relating to this section, including judicial review of the merits of a certification, can be held under habeas corpus proceedings. Such proceedings can be initiated by an application filed with the United States Supreme Court, by any justice of the Supreme Court, by any circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, or by any district court otherwise having jurisdiction to entertain the application. The final order is subject to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Provisions were also made for a report to be required of the U.S. Attorney General every six months which details: the number of aliens certified under the INA, the grounds for such certifications, the nationalities of the aliens who were certified, the length of the detention for each certified alien, and the number of aliens who were certified who were granted any form of relief from removal, removed or who were determined by the Attorney General to be no longer aliens who may be certified or who were released from detention. Multilateral cooperation against terrorists The issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States are confidential except when such records are needed by a court in the interest of justice. Section 413 amended this to allow the Secretary of State to provide to a foreign government information about aliens in the Department of State’s computerized visa lookout database and other relevant records so they can prevent, investigate, or punish acts that would constitute a crime in the United States. Visa integrity and security Under section 414, the sense of Congress was given that the U.S. Secretary of State should expedite the full