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House Passes Bill to Bar Oct. 7 Hamas Attackers From Entering the U.S.

Senate prospects remain uncertain because Democrats object to writing a single attack into immigration law.

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Palestinian militants move towards the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip at dawn as militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, with at least one person killed, the army and medics said. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The measure advanced by voice vote with no objections, signaling broad agreement on the goal despite procedural disagreements.
  • The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem inadmissible anyone who carried out, planned, financed, supported, or facilitated the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
  • It explicitly covers members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and now moves to the Senate, where a prior version stalled.
  • Sponsor Rep. Tom McClintock led the effort with 18 Republican co-sponsors, arguing for explicit statutory treatment similar to the Nazi Party and PLO provisions.
  • Supporters cited the recent DOJ case against Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, alleged to have taken part in Oct. 7 before entering the U.S. in 2024, as evidence for the need to tighten the statute.