H.R. 6211 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6211 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023Mr. Zinke (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Norman, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Posey, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Biggs, and Ms. Greene of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as applicable, from approving any application for or issuing a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa to nationals of Palestine. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Americans From Extremism Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023. 2. Prohibition on issuing certain visas to nationals of Palestine (a) Temporary protected status The Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant a covered alien temporary protected status in the United States pursuant to section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). (b) Immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State may not approve any application for or issue a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa, as applicable, to a covered alien. (2) Revocation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke any nonimmigrant or immigrant visa issued to a covered alien on or after October 1, 2023. (c) Asylum (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may not grant asylum to a covered alien who has applied for asylum in accordance with section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158). (2) Revocation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke a covered alien’s status as an asylee if such status was applied for on or after October 1, 2023. (d) Refugee status (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant admission as a refugee to a covered alien. (2) Revocation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke a covered alien’s status as a refugee if such status was applied for on or after October 1, 2023. (e) Parole (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States a covered alien. (2) Revocation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke a covered alien’s parole if such alien was paroled into the United States on or after October 1, 2023. (f) Inadmissibility A covered alien shall be inadmissible to the United States. (g) Removal Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall promptly identify covered aliens who do not have lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and take such steps as necessary to remove such aliens. (h) Covered alien defined In this section, the term covered alien means an alien who is a holder of a passport or other travel document issued by the Palestinian Authority.