I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6211 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, 
as applicable, from approving any application for or issuing a non-
immigrant or immigrant visa to nationals of Palestine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2023 
Mr. ZINKE (for himself, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. BIGGS, and Ms. GREENE of Geor-
gia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Sec-
retary of State, as applicable, from approving any appli-
cation for or issuing a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa 
to nationals of Palestine. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Ameri-
cans From Extremism Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Act 
of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ISSUING CERTAIN VISAS TO NA-
TIONALS OF PALESTINE. 
(a) TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may not grant a covered 
alien temporary protected status in the United States pur-
suant to section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). 
(b) IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT VISAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of State may not approve 
any application for or issue a nonimmigrant or im-
migrant visa, as applicable, to a covered alien. 
(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall revoke any nonimmigrant or immi-
grant visa issued to a covered alien on or after Octo-
ber 1, 2023. 
(c) ASYLUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security or the Attorney General may not grant asy-
lum to a covered alien who has applied for asylum 
in accordance with section 208 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158). 
(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall revoke a covered alien’s status as an 
asylee if such status was applied for on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2023. 
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(d) REFUGEE STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may not grant admission as a refugee to a 
covered alien. 
(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall revoke a covered alien’s status as a 
refugee if such status was applied for on or after 
October 1, 2023. 
(e) PAROLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may not parole into the United States a 
covered alien. 
(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall revoke a covered alien’s parole if such 
alien was paroled into the United States on or after 
October 1, 2023. 
(f) INADMISSIBILITY.—A covered alien shall be inad-
missible to the United States. 
(g) REMOVAL.—Beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement and the Director of U.S. Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services, shall promptly identify 
covered aliens who do not have lawful status under the 
immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 
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