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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9526 

To prohibit certain actions related to aliens who habitually resided in the 

Palestinian-administered territories, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 

Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. BOEBERT, and Mr. NEHLS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit certain actions related to aliens who habitually 

resided in the Palestinian-administered territories, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Amnesty for 

5 Hamas Sympathizers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NULLIFYING DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE 

7 FOR CERTAIN PALESTINIANS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The memorandum issued by the 

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1 forced Departure for Certain Palestinians’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 

2 12743) and the notice issued by the Secretary of Home3 land Security on April, 15, 2024, entitled ‘‘Implementa4 tion of Employment Authorization for Individuals Covered 

5 by Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians’’ 

6 (89 Fed. Reg. 26167), shall have no force or effect. 

7 (b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 

8 by any Act may be made available to provide deferred en9 forced departure to an alien who habitually resided in the 

10 Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and Sa11 maria or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 

12 document issued by the Palestinian Authority. 

13 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 

14 FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HABITUALLY RE15 SIDED IN PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TER16 RITORIES. 

17 Section 244(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nation18 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 

19 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

20 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

21 end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(iii) the alien— 


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1 ‘‘(I) habitually resided in the Pal2 estinian-administered territory within 

3 Judea and Samaria or Gaza; or 

4 ‘‘(II) holds a passport or other 

5 travel document issued by the Pales6 tinian Authority.’’. 

7 SEC. 4. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY OF INDIVID8 UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES9 TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 

10 (a) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Im11 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(H) PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRI14 TORY.—Any alien who habitually resided in the 

15 Palestinian-administered territory within Judea 

16 and Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport 

17 or other travel document issued by the Pales18 tinian Authority, is inadmissible.’’. 

19 (b) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(4) of the Im20 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(G) PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRI23 TORY.—Any alien who habitually resided in the 

24 Palestinian-administered territory within Judea 

25 and Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport 


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1 or other travel document issued by the Pales2 tinian Authority, is deportable.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON PAROLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO 

4 HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALESTINIAN-AD5 MINISTERED TERRITORIES. 

6 Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 

7 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by— 

8 (1) striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘subparagraphs (B) or (C)’’; and 

10 (2) inserting the following new subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security 

12 may not parole into the United States an alien 

13 who habitually resided in the Palestinian-ad14 ministered territory within Judea and Samaria 

15 or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 

16 document issued by the Palestinian Authority.’’. 

17 SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON ASYLUM STATUS FOR INDIVID18 UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES19 TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 

20 Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended by— 

22 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

23 (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 

24 end and insert ‘‘; or’’; and 

25 (3) inserting the following new clause: 


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1 ‘‘(vii) the alien habitually resided in 

2 the Palestinian-administered territory with3 in Judea and Samaria or Gaza, or who 

4 holds a passport or other travel document 

5 issued by the Palestinian Authority.’’. 

6 SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON REFUGEE STATUS FOR INDIVID7 UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES8 TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 

9 Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

10 (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(g)(1) An alien who habitually resided in the Pales13 tinian-administered territory within Judea and Samaria or 

14 Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel document 

15 issued by the Palestinian Authority, shall be ineligible for 

16 admission as a refugee and shall be ordered removed. 

17 ‘‘(2) In the case of an alien, who habitually resided 

18 in the Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and 

19 Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 

20 document issued by the Palestinian Authority whose sta21 tus is adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 

22 permanent residence and who commits a crime of violence 

23 (as such term is defined in section 16(a) of title 18, United 

24 States Code), such status shall be rescinded.’’. 

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