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Detention Authority Clarification Act

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.

Introduced May 20, 2026

Latest action (May 20, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Issues
Immigration

Summary
  • Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to change terminology from "alien seeking admission" to "applicant for admission" in inspection provisions
  • Expands mandatory detention requirements to include applicants for admission described in section 235(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. May 20, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. May 20, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

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  • S 4589 — OPEN Act · Introduced May 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 5585 — Equal Detention Standards Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • S 455 — Protecting Sensitive Locations Act · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 7456 — Fundamental Immigration Fairness Act · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 4741 — Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 6890 — PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · May 20, 2026

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Full text

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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