[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2542]
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  SA 1731. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MANDATORY DETENTION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall detain every alien who 
     last entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021, 
     and remains unlawfully present in the United States. Such 
     aliens shall remain in detention until after--
       (1) the alien's immigration proceedings have concluded, 
     including any administrative or judicial appeals; and
       (2) the alien has been granted legal status in the United 
     States.
       (b) Exception.--The requirement described in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to unaccompanied alien children (as defined 
     in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
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