To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as applicable, from approving any application for or issuing a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa to nationals of Palestine.
The SAFE Act of 2023 would prohibit the United States from issuing visas of any kind to Palestinian nationals, defined as holders of Palestinian Authority passports or travel documents. The bill would also deny Palestinians access to temporary protected status, asylum, refugee status, and parole into the United States, while requiring revocation of any such statuses granted after October 1, 2023. Additionally, the legislation directs the Department of Homeland Security to identify and remove Palestinians currently in the country without lawful immigration status. The bill contains no specific funding allocations or implementation timelines beyond immediate enforcement upon passage. This legislation would effectively bar an entire nationality from entering or remaining in the United States through most available immigration pathways.
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