U.S. SENATOR KATIE BRITT LEADS 12 REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO CLOSE LEGAL LOOPHOLE REQUIRING RELEASE OF ALIENS FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today led 12 of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 (https://www.britt.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Keep-Our-Communities-Safe-Act-Final-Text-119th.pdf). 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.

"America is a nation of laws, and if you violate our laws and are subject to removal from the United States, you should remain in detention ...