1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Abuse Reduction Act . 2. Asylum interviews (a) Border crossings If an alien who is seeking asylum in the United States attempts to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico at a land port of entry without a valid visa or other appropriate entry documents, the immigration officer who is inspecting such alien— (1) may not admit such alien into the United States; and (2) shall advise such alien to schedule an asylum hearing with the most convenient United States embassy or consulate in Canada or Mexico. (b) Credible fear screenings An alien described in subsection (a) may not be admitted into the United States unless an asylum officer stationed at a United States embassy or consulate— (1) has conducted an in-person interview with the alien; and (2) as a result of the interview conducted under paragraph (1), has concluded that the alien— (A) has been persecuted in the alien’s country of origin on account of the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if the alien returned to such country