1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Catch and Release Act of 2023 . 2. Inspection of applicants for admission Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) ) is amended by— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i)— (I) by striking section 212(a)(6)(C) and inserting section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or ; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting . The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ; and (ii) in clause (ii)— (I) by striking section 212(a)(6)(C) and inserting section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or ; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting . The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking Attorney General and inserting Secretary ; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum and inserting the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States ; (iii) in clause (iii)— (I) in subclause (I), by striking the period at the end and adding . The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ; (II) in subclause (II), by striking has not and inserting has or has not ; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting . The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.