Sponsors
The bill strengthens tools to block or remove foreign nationals who engage in or support antisemitic violence—improving community safety and protecting foreign‑policy interests—at the cost of broad definitions and discretionary enforcement that risk chilling lawful speech, inconsistent application, administrative burdens, and litigation.
Jewish communities, students, and the general public are better protected because the bill lets the U.S. bar or revoke visas for foreign nationals who commit, fund, or incite violent or harassing antisemitic acts, reducing targeted threats and improving campus and community safety.
Consular officers and the State Department have a clearer, centralized standard by adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which can improve consistency in visa evaluations and decisionmaking.
The Secretary of State and State Department can act more swiftly under existing immigration authorities to deny or revoke visas when antisemitic conduct would cause serious adverse foreign-policy consequences, helping protect U.S. diplomatic interests.
Immigrants and international students could face visa denial or revocation based on broadly phrased IHRA examples, risking restrictions on speech and lawful advocacy and raising serious due‑process concerns.
International students may self‑censor or avoid protest, organizing, or political expression on campus for fear of visa consequences, producing a chilling effect on campus speech and activity.
Consular and State Department determinations risk being uneven or politicized, creating uncertainty for applicants and inconsistent application across cases.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis · Last progress April 10, 2025
Denies or revokes certain U.S. visas and F/M student status for foreign nationals who engage in defined "prohibited antisemitic conduct," including violent acts, vandalism, harassment, or knowingly providing material support for such acts, when the Secretary of State determines the conduct would or does pose potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States. The bill adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism (including its contemporary examples) as the definitional standard and applies to conduct on or after enactment. The measure adds a new rule to the Immigration and Nationality Act requiring consular and immigration authorities to deny or revoke visas and F/M nonimmigrant status under existing INA provisions when the Secretary makes the foreign-policy determination and the statutory conduct definitions are met. It does not authorize new spending or create new programs.