# Plain Language Summary: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

This bill would prevent people who participated in or supported Hamas attacks on Israel from getting any immigration benefits in the United States. Specifically, it targets anyone who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, or provided material support to the attacks that began on October 7, 2023. The bill makes these individuals ineligible to enter or stay in the country and blocks them from getting asylum, refugee status, or any other form of immigration relief.

The practical effect is that immigration officials would be required to deny entry to anyone they determine was involved in those attacks, and anyone already in the country who participated in or supported them could be deported without access to the legal protections that normally allow people to stay. This includes blocking common immigration remedies like asylum claims or other forms of relief that people typically use to avoid deportation.

For most Americans, this bill wouldn't directly affect them. However, it could impact people with family members or connections to individuals involved in those attacks, as well as immigration attorneys and advocates who work with people facing deportation. The bill essentially creates a category of people deemed completely ineligible for any immigration benefits based on their involvement with the October 7 attacks, removing the normal legal options they might otherwise have to challenge deportation or seek protection in the United States.

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel. Under this bill, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas or who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel may not be admitted into the United States. The bill also expands an existing admissions bar against officers, representatives, and spokespersons of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Under this bill, all PLO members are barred from admission into the United States. The bill also prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including (1) protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or (2) asylum in the United States.