; or (B) there is a final administrative denial of the application for such nonimmigrant status after the exhaustion of administrative appeals. . (c) Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing aggravated felonies Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1228 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Prohibition on removal of certain victims with pending petitions and applications (1) In general An alien described in paragraph (2) shall not be ordered removed under this section until there is a final administrative denial of the application for such status after the exhaustion of administrative appeals. (2) Aliens described An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien— (A) has a pending application under section 101(a)(15)(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 106, 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 31, 1997); or (B) is a VAWA self-petitioner, as defined in section 101(a)(51), with a pending application for relief under a provision referred to in one of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of such section. (3) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a case in which the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services determines that any of the circumstances described in section 241(b)(3)(B) apply. . (d) Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Prohibition on removal of certain victims with pending petitions and applications (A) In general An alien described in subparagraph (B) shall not be removed under this section until there is a final administrative denial of the application for such status after the exhaustion of administrative appeals. (B) Aliens described An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien— (i) has a pending application under section 101(a)(15)(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 106, 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 31, 1997)