1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act . 2. Use of eminent domain to acquire land for purposes of border wall prohibited Section 103(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1103(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may ; and (B) by striking the Attorney General deems and inserting the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, deems ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may ; and (B) by striking the Attorney General considers and inserting the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, considers ; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking Attorney General and the lawful owner and inserting Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, and the lawful owner ; (B) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, may ; and (C) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that neither the Attorney General nor the Secretary may commence any such proceedings for the acquisition of any interest in land for the purpose of constructing a wall, or other physical barrier, along the international border between the United States and Mexico ; and (4) in paragraph (4), by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may .