Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Last action Jun 2, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
The Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026 would allow the government to revoke the citizenship of naturalized U.S. citizens who are convicted of terrorism-related crimes. This would affect people who were born outside the U.S. and became citizens through the naturalization process. The government would then prioritize deporting these individuals.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9096 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9096
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke the citizenship
of any naturalized United States citizen convicted of a terrorism-
related crime.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 2, 2026
Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke the citizenship
of any naturalized United States citizen convicted of a terrorism-
related crime.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. DENATURALIZATION FOR TERRORIST OFFENSES.
Section 340(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1451(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``When a person shall be convicted'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--When a person shall be convicted''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Terrorist offenses.--
``(A) In general.--When a person shall be convicted
of a terrorism-related offense, the court in which such
conviction is had shall thereupon revoke, set aside,
and declare void the final order admitting such person
to citizenship, and shall declare the certificate of
naturalization of such person to be canceled.
Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the courts having
jurisdiction of the trial of such offence to make such
adjudication.
``(B) Terrorism-related offense.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term `terrorism-related offense'
means--
``(i) an offense under section 2332a of
title 18, United States Code;
``(ii) an offense under section 2332b of
title 18, United States Code;
``(iii) an offense under section 2332f of
title 18, United States Code;
``(iv) an offense under section 2339 of
title 18, United States Code;
``(v) an offense under section 2339A of
title 18, United States Code;
``(vi) an offense under section 2339B of
title 18, United States Code;
``(vii) an offense under section 2339C of
title 18, United States Code;
``(viii) an offense under section 2339D of
title 18, United States Code; or
``(ix) an offense that is an attempt or
conspiracy to commit an offense described in
this subparagraph.''.
SEC. 3. GROUND OF DEPORTABILITY.
Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Any alien who is convicted of a terrorism-related offense (as such
term is defined in section 340(e)(2)(B)) is deportable.''.
SEC. 4. DEPORTATION.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize the removal of
any person denaturalized under section 340(e)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]RHouseMI