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8 U.S.C. 1226a: Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial review

Created in 2001 by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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2001Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001added it

8 U.S.C. 1226aMandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial review

(a)Detention of terrorist aliens

(b)Habeas corpus and judicial review

(c)Statutory construction

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

Unchanged since the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (Oct 26, 2001).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.