S. 4593

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4593 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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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

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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),''.
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