No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act

Bill: 118-hr-9526
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2024-09-10
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9526 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act . 2. Nullifying deferred enforced departure for certain palestinians (a) In general The memorandum issued by the President on February 14, 2024, entitled Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians (89 Fed. Reg. 12743) and the notice issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on April, 15, 2024, entitled Implementation 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 enforced departure to 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. 3. Prohibition on temporary protected status for individuals who habitually resided in palestinian-administered territories Section 244(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 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— (I) habitually resided in the Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and Samaria or Gaza; or (II) holds a passport or other travel document issued by the Palestinian Authority. . 4. Inadmissibility and deportability of individuals who habitually resided in palestinian-administered territories (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Palestinian-administered territory 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 Palestinian Authority, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Palestinian-administered territory 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 Palestinian Authority, is deportable. . 5. Limitation on parole for individuals who habitually resided in palestinian-administered 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-administered territory within Judea and Samaria or Gaza, or who holds a passport or other travel document issued by the Palestinian Authority. . 6. Prohibition on asylum status for individuals who habitually resided in palestinian-administered territories Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 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: (vii) the alien 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. . 7. Prohibition on refugee status for individuals who habitually resided in palestinian-administered territories Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) 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, 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 status 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. .