HR176-119

What This Bill Does

This bill amends U.S. immigration law to bar entry to the United States for anyone who participated in, planned, financed, or supported the Hamas attacks against Israel that began on October 7, 2023. It also makes such individuals deportable if already in the country and ineligible for asylum or any other form of immigration relief.

Who Benefits and How

U.S. law enforcement and immigration officials gain explicit legal authority to deny entry and deport individuals connected to the October 7 attacks. U.S. residents and citizens may benefit from enhanced national security screening. The bill creates clear statutory grounds that were previously addressed through more general terrorism provisions.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Individuals connected to the October 7 Hamas attacks face permanent inadmissibility to the United States, deportation if present, and complete ineligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or any other immigration relief. The Department of Homeland Security must also file annual reports to Congress on the number of people found inadmissible or removable under these provisions.

Key Provisions

• Adds Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to the list of terrorist organizations whose members are inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act
• Creates a new inadmissibility ground (Section 212(a)(3)(H)) specifically for anyone who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, or supported the October 7 attacks
• Bars affected individuals from all forms of immigration relief, including asylum (Section 208), withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protections
• Makes individuals covered by the new inadmissibility ground deportable under Section 237(a)(4)(B)
• Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit annual reports to Congress on enforcement of these provisions