Detention Authority Clarification Act

This Act may be cited as the “Detention Authority Clarification Act”.

(a) Inspection.— Section 235(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “an alien seeking admission” and inserting “the applicant for admission”.

(b) Mandatory detention.— Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)) is amended—

(1) in each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking “, or” at the end and inserting a semicolon;

(3) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:

“(F) is an applicant for admission described in section 235(a)(1),”.