; (ii) arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters); or (iii) applies at a designated application center. (2) Limitations Except as provided in paragraph (3), an alien may not apply for status as a climate-displaced person if— (A) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the alien may be removed, pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement, to a country (other than the country of the alien's nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country of the alien’s last habitual residence) that is outside of the zone in which the sudden or progressive change in the environment obliged the alien to leave his or her residence, provided that such determination does not violate our Nation’s human rights obligations; (B) the application is not filed within 1 year after the date of the alien’s arrival in the United States; or (C) an earlier application by the alien for climate-displaced person status has been denied. (3) Exceptions (A) Unaccompanied alien children Paragraph (2) shall not apply to unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g) )). (B) Changed circumstances Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not apply if the alien demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that— (i) extraordinary circumstances prevented the alien from filing an application within the period specified in paragraph (2)(B)