Rep. Ryan Zinke Proposes Safeguarding Americans from Extremism Act to Ban and Expel Palestinians from the U.S.

The proposed legislation, backed by 10 House Republicans, aims to halt the issuance of visas, asylum, and refugee statuses to Palestinians and to revoke these statuses granted since October 1; critics label it as an escalation of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim rhetoric from the right.

Rep. Ryan Zinke's proposed Safeguarding Americans from Extremism Act seeks to ban any foreign national with a Palestinian Authority (PA) passport or PA-issued travel document from entering the U.S. and revoke visas granted after October 1.
The legislation is backed by 10 House Republicans and is described by Zinke as the 'most stringent anti-Gaza anti-Hamas immigration refugee bill ever.' Critics consider this an expansion of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim rhetoric from the right.
The proposed legislation aims to halt the issuance of visas, asylum, and refugee statuses to Palestinians, and revoke these statuses if granted since October 1.
Zinke justifies the action by asserting that the current administration has failed vetting processes, creating the potential for terrorist infiltration, a claim prompted by renewed scrutiny following Hamas' October attack on Israel.
Critics highlight discrimination in the bill, pointing out that only around 2,000 Palestinians have been resettled in the U.S. in the past 20 years due to existing stringent immigration barriers.