No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act
H.R. 7232118th Congress

No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)19 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act.

(a) In general

The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of any alien who, on the date of enactment of this Act—

(1) is in possession of a valid unexpired visa under section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)(a)(15)); and

(2) is or has been a member of an antisemitic organization, or has made public antisemitic statements.

(b) Definition

In this section, the term antisemitism —

(1) means a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and

(2) includes rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism directed toward—

(A) Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their property;

(B) Jewish community institutions; and

(C) religious facilities.

Section 3. Terms of nonimmigrant status for students

Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(1) An alien may not be accorded status as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) if the alien is or has been a member of an antisemitic organization, or has made public antisemitic statements.

(2) An alien who obtains the status of a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) and engages in any activity described in paragraph (1) shall be considered to have violated such status, and the alien's visa under such section 1101(a)(15)(F) or (M) shall be void.

(3) In this subsection, the term antisemitism —

(A) means a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews; and

(B) includes rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism directed toward—

(i) Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their property;

(ii) Jewish community institutions; and

(iii) religious facilities.

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