; EFFICIENT REPATRIATION OF MIGRANTS ORDERED REMOVED. 501. Joint Task Force to address rise in migrants Pursuant to section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 348 ), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and operate a departmental Joint Task Force to coordinate border security operations on the southern border of the United States to address the rise in asylum seekers and migrants, including unaccompanied children, seeking asylum pursuant to section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) or other forms of humanitarian protection. 502. Incentivizing applications at ports of entry (a) Access to ports of entry The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that individuals seeking to apply for asylum or other forms of relief under the immigration laws are able to make such applications at designated ports of arrival along the United States border. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not engage in any practice to deny or restrict access to such ports of arrival by such individuals. (b) Migrant protection protocols An alien in proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act may not be removed, returned, or otherwise physically moved outside the United States until the conclusion of those proceedings. 503. Streamlining intake of asylum seekers Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall implement a plan to improve the efficiency and accuracy of initial intake processes for all individuals in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that those individuals are transferred to the appropriate agency, or released with complete and accurate documents, within 72 hours of apprehension. 504. Prioritizing prosecution resources for illegal entry (a) In general An individual who has expressed a credible or reasonable fear of persecution filed an