S4593Referred to Committee

Detention Authority Clarification Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-20
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Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Republican · NC · Senator
Votes with party: 32.5% (317 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-20

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would require the government to automatically detain people who are physically in the United States but haven't been officially admitted through immigration processes, removing the current ability of immigration officials to release them while their cases are being reviewed. The policy would affect undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, and others in the immigration system who are waiting for their legal status to be determined. Currently, officials can decide case-by-case whether detention is necessary, but this bill would make detention mandatory for this group.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4593 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4593 To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of aliens who are physically present in the United States, but have not been admitted to the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of aliens who are physically present in the United States, but have not been admitted to the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Detention Authority Clarification Act''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION AND DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS. (a) Inspection.--Section 235(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``an alien seeking admission'' and inserting ``the applicant for admission''. (b) Mandatory Detention.--Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)) is amended-- (1) in each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``, or'' at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: ``(F) is an applicant for admission described in section 235(a)(1),''. <all>
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