TUBERVILLE, BRITT WORK TO END PRACTICE OF RELEASING ILLEGALS FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026. The legislation would close a legal loophole created by the United States Supreme Court's 2001 ruling in Zadvydas v. Davis, which generally requires the release of aliens from immigration detention into American communities after six months if no country has accepted them for deportation.

"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris allowed millions of illegals to INVADE our country-and now law-abiding Americans are paying the price," said Sen. Tuberville. "We need to do everything we can to deport every single one of these criminals. I'm pro...