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119-s-762119th Congress

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a new, explicit inadmissibility ground that bars people involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-initiated attacks against Israel from receiving U.S. immigration benefits. It also narrows and expands who counts as an organizational representative and requires annual Department of Homeland Security reporting on enforcement outcomes.

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  • People who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated the Oct 7, 2023 attacks are made inadmissible and are ineligible for immigration relief, including asylum under section 208 and other listed protections.
  • The bill changes terrorist-related language by inserting the term "senior member" and by explicitly including officers, official representatives, members, or spokesmen of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas.
  • The Department of Homeland Security must report to Congress within one year and annually after that on the number of aliens found inadmissible under the new 212(a)(3)(H) ground and those found removable under the amended 237(a)(4)(B) provision.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New bans on Hamas-linked immigrants

If enacted, this bill would bar noncitizens tied to the Hamas attacks that began on October 7, 2023 from entering or getting immigration benefits. It would make inadmissible anyone who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, provided material support to, or otherwise facilitated those attacks. Those people would be ineligible for any relief under the immigration laws, including asylum and relief under section 2242. The bill would also expand who counts as a group leader by adding “senior member” and by naming officers, members, official representatives, and spokespeople of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. DHS would have to report to Congress yearly on how many people are found inadmissible or removable under the new rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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