Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7958 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7958 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2026 Mr. Harrigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality. 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 ``Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEPORTATION. (a) Mandatory Detention.--Section 236A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226a(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Deputy Attorney General'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''; (2) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; (3) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, unless, with respect to aliens described in section 237(a)(7), the Secretary of Homeland Security determines such detention is not necessary to protect national security or public safety''; and (4) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``or 237(a)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``237(a)(4)(B), or 237(a)(7)''. (b) Aliens Whose Naturalization Has Been Revoked.--Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: ``(7) Denaturalize