; or (B) blue card status. (6) Protection from detention or removal during blue card status An alien granted blue card status under this section may not be detained by the Secretary or removed from the United States unless— (A) the alien is removable under 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227 ); or (B) the alien’s blue card status has been revoked. (7) Duration of status Beginning on the date that is eight years after the date on which regulations are published under subsection (j), no alien may remain in blue card status. (d) Required background investigations and ineligibility (1) In general (A) Biometric and biographic data The Secretary may not grant blue card status to an alien or an alien dependent spouse or child under this section unless such alien submits biometric and biographic data in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. (B) Alternative procedures The Secretary shall provide an alternative procedure for applicants who cannot provide the standard biometric data required under subparagraph (A) because of a physical impairment. (C) Data collection The Secretary shall collect, from each alien applying for status under this section, biometric, biographic, and other data that the Secretary determines to be appropriate in order to conduct a background investigation and determine the alien’s eligibility for blue card status. (2) Grounds for ineligibility (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an alien is ineligible for blue card status if the Secretary determines that the alien— (i) has a conviction for— (I) an offense classified as a felony in the convicting jurisdiction (other than a State or local offense for which an essential element was the alien’s immigration status, or a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); (II) an aggravated felony (as defined in section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) at the time of the conviction)