The American Citizens First Act would make sweeping changes to immigration and benefits policy by prohibiting noncitizens from receiving most federal benefits including Medicaid (except emergency services), food assistance, housing aid, and student financial aid. The bill also authorizes the government to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans convicted of or credibly found to have participated in riots, violent unlawful protests, or acts intended to disrupt the constitutional order. Additionally, it expands expedited removal procedures for undocumented immigrants regardless of how long they've been in the country and requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct comprehensive security reviews of Afghan nationals admitted or paroled since January 2021, suspending new Afghan refugee and special immigrant visa processing until the review is complete. The bill also creates an automatic termination mechanism for temporary protected status if the crime rate among nationals of a designated country exceeds the national average by 20 percent or more, applying retroactively to countries including Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, and Somalia. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or detailed timelines beyond requiring security reviews and crime rate reports to be submitted to Congress.
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