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Senate Judiciary debates timelines and added judicial review for S.87 detention procedures
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed changes the House made to S.87, which preserves a 90‑day initial detention timeline while adding a layer of judicial review for extensions; members discussed federal limits, state variations and voted to concur with the House amendment.
Good morning. We are in Senate Judiciary. It's May 16. We're going to be voting on the changes the House made regarding expedition procedures. It's S.87," the committee chair said at the opening of the session.
The committee examined changes the House made to procedures in S.87 that preserve the bill's existing timeline — a 90‑day initial period with a 30‑day extension option — while adding explicit judicial review if an officer or agency seeks to extend detention beyond the statutory timeframe. Committee members debated whether the retained timeline was appropriate, compared it with other states and raised concerns about potential conflicts with federal law.
Why it matters: the bill governs time limits and review rights for people…
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