Land of the Free Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4800 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4800

To protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under 
section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
aliens whose presence or activities in the United States are reasonably 
     believed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2026

   Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Blunt 
  Rochester, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under 
section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
aliens whose presence or activities in the United States are reasonably 
     believed to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences.

    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 ``Land of the Free Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO GROUND FOR DEPORTABILITY FOR PROTECTED SPEECH 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
                                 <all>