I 
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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain actions related to aliens who habitually 
resided in the Palestinian-administered territories, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Amnesty for 
Hamas Sympathizers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NULLIFYING DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE 
FOR CERTAIN PALESTINIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The memorandum issued by the 
President on February 14, 2024, entitled ‘‘Deferred En-
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forced Departure for Certain Palestinians’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 
12743) and the notice issued by the Secretary of Home-
land Security on April, 15, 2024, entitled ‘‘Implementa-
tion of Employment Authorization for Individuals Covered 
by Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians’’ 
(89 Fed. Reg. 26167), shall have no force or effect. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 
by any Act may be made available to provide deferred en-
forced departure to an alien who habitually resided in the 
Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and Sa-
maria or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 
document issued by the Palestinian Authority. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HABITUALLY RE-
SIDED IN PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TER-
RITORIES. 
Section 244(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) the alien— 
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‘‘(I) habitually resided in the Pal-
estinian-administered territory within 
Judea and Samaria or Gaza; or 
‘‘(II) holds a passport or other 
travel document issued by the Pales-
tinian Authority.’’. 
SEC. 4. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY OF INDIVID-
UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES-
TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRI-
TORY.—Any alien who habitually resided in the 
Palestinian-administered territory within Judea 
and Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport 
or other travel document issued by the Pales-
tinian Authority, is inadmissible.’’. 
(b) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(4) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) PALESTINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRI-
TORY.—Any alien who habitually resided in the 
Palestinian-administered territory within Judea 
and Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport 
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or other travel document issued by the Pales-
tinian Authority, is deportable.’’. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON PAROLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO 
HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALESTINIAN-AD-
MINISTERED TERRITORIES. 
Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (B) or (C)’’; and 
(2) inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may not parole into the United States an alien 
who habitually resided in the Palestinian-ad-
ministered territory within Judea and Samaria 
or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 
document issued by the Palestinian Authority.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON ASYLUM STATUS FOR INDIVID-
UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES-
TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 
Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended by— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 
end and insert ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) inserting the following new clause: 
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‘‘(vii) the alien habitually resided in 
the Palestinian-administered territory with-
in Judea and Samaria or Gaza, or who 
holds a passport or other travel document 
issued by the Palestinian Authority.’’. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON REFUGEE STATUS FOR INDIVID-
UALS WHO HABITUALLY RESIDED IN PALES-
TINIAN-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES. 
Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) An alien who habitually resided in the Pales-
tinian-administered territory within Judea and Samaria or 
Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel document 
issued by the Palestinian Authority, shall be ineligible for 
admission as a refugee and shall be ordered removed. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an alien, who habitually resided 
in the Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and 
Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel 
document issued by the Palestinian Authority whose sta-
tus is adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence and who commits a crime of violence 
(as such term is defined in section 16(a) of title 18, United 
States Code), such status shall be rescinded.’’. 
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