S4800Referred to Committee

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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-16
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 83.7% (805 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-16

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would remove a rule that allows the government to deport immigrants whose presence in the U.S. is believed to harm American foreign policy interests. The change would protect immigrants from being deported based on their speech or political activities, even if those activities might complicate the country's relationships with other nations. The bill aims to prevent the government from using foreign policy concerns as a reason to remove people from the country.

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