of temporary protected status. (ii) Treatment of criminal convictions Any alien who has been convicted of 2 or more misdemeanors or 1 or more felonies is not eligible for temporary protected status under this section. (iii) Unlawful entry or visa overstay eligibility Any alien who has entered the United States without inspection, has overstayed the period for which the alien has been lawfully admitted, has been issued a final order of removal, or otherwise is not lawfully present in the United States is not eligible for temporary protected status under this section. (iv) Prohibition on approval of requests for aliens who entered the United States after the date of designation (I) Late arrivals Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who enters the United States after the date on which the Secretary designates a foreign state (or part of a foreign state) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be considered ineligible to register for temporary protected status under this section. (II) Continuation of ineligibility Any alien who is determined to be ineligible for temporary protected status under this section is not eligible to receive such status during any extension of a designation of the foreign state (or part of a foreign state) of which such alien is a national. (III) Continuous presence requirement Any alien who failed to meet the continuous presence requirement as of the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security designated the foreign state (or the part of a foreign state) of which the alien is national is not eligible to register for temporary protected status under this section. The date of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s designation shall be deemed to be the date on which the Secretary announces such decision, rather than the date on which such decision was published in the Federal Register. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 244(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 3. Travel abroad by a registrant with temporary protected