This bill would make foreign government officials ineligible to enter the United States and subject to deportation if they have engaged in censorship of American speech. Specifically, it targets foreign officials who have committed acts against U.S. citizens located in the United States that would violate the First Amendment if a U.S. government official had done them. The legislation amends immigration law to add censorship as grounds for both inadmissibility (barring entry) and deportability (removal after entry) for such individuals. The bill does not specify particular funding or implementation timelines, instead creating a new legal standard that immigration authorities would apply when processing visa applications and deportation cases. The measure was introduced in September 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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