Allow DHS to redetain noncitizens subject to final removal orders if removal becomes likely, release conditions are violated, or DHS determines they qualify for continued detention.

Tom Cotton · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.89 extraction confidence 91%

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The Secretary of Homeland Security ... may detain any alien subject to a final removal order if ... removal becomes likely in the reasonably foreseeable future; ... the alien fails to comply with the conditions of release ... or ... the Secretary determines that the alien can be detained under subparagraph (B).

S. 5337 would authorize DHS to take released final-order aliens back into detention under specified circumstances.

S. 5337 (IS) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5337is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Last Action Date Listed August 6, 2026 Action Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Cotton as an original cosponsor of S. 5337 in the 119th Congress, with the only listed action being introduction and referral to Senate Judiciary on August 6, 2026. No enacted-law action is shown, so this is concrete effort but not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5337 (IS) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5337is | Content Details | GovInfo
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``(E) Redetention.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may detain any alien subject to a final removal order if-- ``(I) removal becomes likely in the reasonably foreseeable future; ``(II) the alien fails to comply with the conditions of release or to continue to satisfy the conditions described in subparagraph (A); or ``(III) upon reconsideration, the Secretary determines that the alien can be detained under subparagraph (B).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the redetention authority described in the commitment, but it is only introduced bill language rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5337 (IS) - Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 - Bill Text
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