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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4542
To disqualify aliens from establishing good moral character,
maintaining eligibility for asylum, and retaining lawful permanent
resident status if they engage in activities in opposition to the
United States Constitution, our form of government, or support Sharia
law.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2026
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To disqualify aliens from establishing good moral character,
maintaining eligibility for asylum, and retaining lawful permanent
resident status if they engage in activities in opposition to the
United States Constitution, our form of government, or support Sharia
law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Outsiders Openly Touting Sharia
Law Act'' or the ``BOOT Sharia Law Act''.
SEC. 2. BARS TO GOOD MORAL CHARACTER FOR PROTESTING AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION, OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, OR
SUPPORTING SHARIA LAW.
Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(f)), is amended--
(1) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) an alien who--
``(A) adheres to, or has adhered to, Sharia law, or
advocates, or has advocated for, the imposition or
enforcement of Sharia law in a manner that would
violate the rights of another person under the
Constitution of the United States or under any Federal
or State law; or
``(B) demonstrates, protests, riots, or
participates in any demonstration, protest, riot, or
other organized or ad hoc activity expressing or
indicating support for any individual, entity,
organization, group, or country that--
``(i) is designated as a state sponsor of
terrorism pursuant to section 219(a);
``(ii) has carried out terrorist acts
against the United States or members of the
United States Armed Forces; or
``(iii) opposes the form of government, the
Constitution, or the principles of the United
States;''.
SEC. 3. BARS TO ASYLUM AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR ASYLEES AND
REFUGEES SUPPORTING SHARIA LAW OR PROTESTS AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
(a) Definition of Refugee.--Section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B), as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ``(42) The term `refugee' means'' and
inserting the following:
``(42) Refugee.--
``(A) In general.--The term `refugee' means'';
(3) by striking ``The term `refugee' does not include'' and
inserting the following:
``(B) Persecutor bar.--The term `refugee' does not
include''; and
(4) by inserting before ``For purposes of'' the following:
``(C) Jihadist bar.--The term `refugee' does not
include any alien who used force, coercion, violence,
or terror--
``(i) to enforce Islamic values or Sharia
law;
``(ii) to enforce conversions to Islam;
``(iii) to achieve an Islamist political
goal; or
``(iv) to establish Islam as the state
religion.
``(D) Presumptions.--''.
(b) Asylum.--Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (v), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(vii) there are reasonable grounds to
believe the alien adheres to, or has adhered
to, Sharia law, or advocates, or has advocated,
for the imposition or enforcement of Sharia law
in a manner that would violate the rights of
another person under the Constitution of the
United States or any Federal or State law; or
``(viii) there are reasonable grounds to
believe the alien has used coercion, force
violence, or terror against another person--
``(I) to enforce Islamic values or
Sharia law;
``(II) to enforce conversions to
Islam;
``(III) to achieve an Islamist
political goal; or
``(IV) to establish Islam as the
state religion.''.
(c) Adjustment of Status of Refugees.--Section 209 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Any alien'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (d), any alien'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) An alien who has been admitted to the United States as a
refugee under section 207 or granted asylum under section 208 is not
eligible for adjustment of his or her status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section if the
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General have reasonable
grounds to believe such alien--
``(1) after admission, continues to adhere to, or has
adhered to, Sharia law, or advocates or has advocated for the
imposition or enforcement of Sharia law in a manner that would
violate the rights of another person under the Constitution of
the United States or under any Federal or State law; or
``(2) after admission, has used coercion, force, violence,
or terror against another person--
``(A) to enforce Islamic values or Sharia law;
``(B) to enforce conversions to Islam;
``(C) to achieve an Islamist political goal; or
``(D) to establish Islam as the state religion.''.
SEC. 4. RESCISSION OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALIENS
SUPPORTING SHARIA LAW OR PROTESTING AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Section 246(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1256) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Grounds for rescission.--If, at any time during the
10-year period beginning on the date on which the status of an
alien is adjusted under the provisions of section 245 or 249 or
under any other provision of law to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, the Secretary of Homeland
Security or the Attorney General determine that such alien--
``(A) was not eligible for such adjustment of
status; or
``(B) participated in any demonstration, protest,
riot, or other organized or ad hoc activity expressing
or indicating support for any individual, entity,
organization, group, or country that--
``(i) is designated as a state sponsor of
terrorism under section 219(a);
``(ii) has carried out terrorist acts
against the United States or members of the
United States Armed Forces; or
``(iii) opposes the form of government, the
Constitution, or the principles of the United
States,
the Attorney General shall rescind the action taken
granting an adjustment of status to such alien and
cancelling his or her removal, if applicable, and such
alien shall thereafter be subject to all provisions of
this chapter to the same extent as if such adjustment
of status had not been made
``(2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to require the Attorney General to rescind the
alien's status before the commencement of procedures to remove
the alien under section 240, and an order of removal issued by
an immigration judge shall be sufficient to rescind the alien's
status.''.
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