UPRISERS Act

This bill targets international students in the U.S. on F, J, or M visas. If a student is convicted of assaulting a police officer or of a crime tied to rioting, the State Department must revoke their visa. It also makes those students deportable based on that conviction. Crimes tied to rioting include things like inciting a riot, organizing or encouraging a riot, taking part in a riot, committing violence during a riot, or helping someone else do those things.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Noncitizen students on F, J, or M visas.
• What triggers action: A conviction for assaulting a police officer or for rioting-related offenses (inciting, organizing, encouraging, participating, violent acts in a riot, or aiding/abetting).
• What changes: The student’s visa must be revoked, and the student becomes deportable based on that conviction.