by the State violated the terms and conditions of State-sponsored nonimmigrant status, as determined by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security or the Comptroller General of the United States in the reports required under paragraph (13)(B). (E) Principal aliens (i) In general The numerical limitations under this paragraph shall apply only to principal aliens being admitted to the United States from abroad and not to aliens accompanying or following to join the principal alien under section 101(a)(15)(W)(ii) or aliens previously admitted. (ii) State exclusion The Secretary may not grant a visa or status to an alien who is not the principal alien sponsored by a State if the State request that no such aliens be admitted. (19) Admissibility determination (A) In general At the request of a State that participates in the State-based nonimmigrant program, the Secretary shall waive the grounds of inadmissibility under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (G) of section 212(a)(6), paragraphs (7) and (9) of section 212(a), and sections 240B(d)(1)(B) and 241(a)(5) and the grounds of deportability under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 237(a)(1) and section 237(a)(3) on behalf of an alien described in subparagraph (B). (B) Aliens described An alien described in this subsection is an alien who— (i) was physically present in the United States on December 31, 2016