No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act
No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act would overhaul U.S. immigration policy for people who habitually resided in Palestinian-administered territories (Judea and Samaria/West Bank or Gaza) or who hold Palestinian Authority travel documents. The bill would nullify existing Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians and block any federal funding or employment authorization tied to DED; it would also bar Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for these individuals. Beyond relief programs, the bill creates broad immigration prohibitions: it makes such individuals inadmissible and deportable, blocks parole into the United States, and disallows asylum and refugee status for them. If a person whose status is adjusted to lawful permanent residence commits a violence-related crime, their status could be rescinded. In short, the measure seeks to strip multiple forms of relief and protection from a targeted group and to prioritize removal for those individuals.
Key Points
- 1Nullifies Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians and prohibits funding to provide DED or related employment authorization to those who resided in Palestinian-administered territories or hold Palestinian Authority travel documents.
- 2Prohibits Temporary Protected Status for these individuals by expanding eligibility criteria to include Palestinian-administered territory residents or PA travel document holders.
- 3Adds these individuals to inadmissibility and deportability provisions: they would be permanently inadmissible and deportable under INA sections governing admission and removal.
- 4Prohibits parole into the United States for these individuals, limiting entry through parole pathways.
- 5Prohibits asylum eligibility and refugee status for these individuals, and allows for rescission of permanent status if a previously admitted person commits a violent crime.