S. 4593: Detention Authority Clarification Act

Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: May 20, 2026

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (May 20, 2026)

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Detention Authority Clarification Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the strict, mandatory detention of illegal aliens without bond by explicitly eliminating the legal loopholes used by federal judges to grant their release.

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