Senate Republicans Push Bill to End 6-Month Immigrant Release Rule With 11 Co-Sponsors
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Senate Republicans Push Bill to End 6-Month Immigrant Release Rule With 11 Co-Sponsors
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Summary
Sen. Katie Britt and 11 Senate Republican co-sponsors are backing the Keeping Our Communities Safe Act to stop detained immigrants from being released when their home countries refuse repatriation.
A 2001 Supreme Court ruling generally requires release after six months if removal is not reasonably foreseeable, creating the loophole Republicans say was widely used during the Biden administration.
Britt’s bill would expand DHS detention authority, restrict bond access, and let detention continue in cases involving national security threats, aggravated felonies, or violent crimes.
The measure has circulated since 2011 and revives a long-running GOP effort to tighten detention rules as immigration remains a central political and legislative fight.