This legislative proposal aims to strengthen immigration enforcement by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand mandatory detention requirements. It specifically targets individuals who are physically present in the United States but have not yet been formally admitted, classifying them as applicants for admission . The bill mandates that all such applicants for admission must be detained, thereby removing discretion in these cases. This change would broaden the scope of aliens subject to mandatory detention under existing law.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Detention Authority Clarification Act
USA119th CongressS-4593| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2026
This legislative proposal aims to strengthen immigration enforcement by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand mandatory detention requirements. It specifically targets individuals who are physically present in the United States but have not yet been formally admitted, classifying them as applicants for admission . The bill mandates that all such applicants for admission must be detained, thereby removing discretion in these cases. This change would broaden the scope of aliens subject to mandatory detention under existing law.