Require DHS to keep certain criminal or security-related noncitizens in custody when they are encountered after release and bar bond eligibility for those subject to mandatory detention.

Tom Cotton · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 91%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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If the activity described in this paragraph does not result in the alien being taken into custody ... when the alien is brought to the attention of the Secretary, the Secretary shall take such alien into custody ... No alien detained pursuant to subsection (c) may seek release on bond.

The bill would require DHS custody for certain covered aliens once brought to DHS attention and would make aliens detained under mandatory detention provisions ineligible for bond.

S. 5337 (IS) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5337is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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GovInfo shows S. 5337 was introduced in the Senate on August 6, 2026, with Tom Cotton listed as a cosponsor, and was read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The introduced text would require DHS custody at any time after release for covered 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1) aliens when brought to DHS attention, and would bar bond for aliens detained under subsection (c).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the clearest current full-match vehicle for the commitment, but it remains only introduced and referred; no Aug. 25-27 lookback action showing enactment or passage was found. Cotton took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring it.

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S. 5337 (IS) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 - Bill Text
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Public Law 119-98 appropriates at least $350 million for ICE expenses tied to detainer management, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens in nonqualified jurisdictions. It also limits use of those funds for release, parole, alternatives to detention, transport for release, or otherwise facilitating community release of covered unlawful aliens encountered.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted Secure America Act partially advances the custody/release portion for covered criminal or immigration-enforcement targets in specified jurisdictions, but it does not fully enact the broader statutory mandate or the bond-ineligibility rule in the claim.

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GovInfo - Public Law 119-98, Secure America Act
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

The full promised outcome has not been enacted: S. 5337 matches the custody-after-release and bond-bar requirements, and Cotton cosponsored it, but it was only introduced and referred to committee during his current Senate term. Public Law 119-98 enacted related ICE custody, transfer, release-monitoring, and release-restriction funding provisions in the same term, but it does not create the broader mandatory detention rule or bond-ineligibility bar promised. That supports partial fulfillment, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%