Torture The term Convention Against Torture means the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984, and includes the regulations implementing any law enacted pursuant to Article 3 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984. (3) Encounter With respect to an alien, the term encounter means an alien who— (A) is physically apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel— (i) within 100 miles of the southwest land border of the United States during the 14-day period immediately after entry between ports of entry