WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has introduced a sweeping immigration proposal that would make certain ideological affiliations grounds for denying entry to the United States or revoking immigration status.
The measure, titled the Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists Act — or MAMDANI Act — seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow federal authorities to deport, deny admission to or strip citizenship from noncitizens tied to specific political or religious movements outlined in the bill.
Under the proposal, individuals connected to socialist or communist organizations — including the Chinese Communist Party — as well as groups categorized in the legislation as “Islamic fundamentalist,” could face immigration penalties.
The bill also targets those who express support for those ideologies, with language defining advocacy broadly to include producing, sharing or possessing supportive materials.
Roy said the legislation is aimed at addressing what he views as ideological threats entering the country through immigration.
“Our immigration system has been used in ways that undermine American workers and introduce ideas that conflict with our founding principles,” Roy said in a statement announcing the bill.
The legislation names several organizations that would fall under its restrictions, including groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Boko Haram. It also provides a limited exemption for individuals whose involvement with the specified ideologies occurred before age 14.
The bill’s acronym appears to reference New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a naturalized U.S. citizen and democratic socialist who immigrated to the United States from Uganda as a child.
Mamdani’s office has not publicly responded to the proposal.
Roy has previously backed similar efforts.
In October, he introduced the Sharia-Free America Act, which proposed restricting entry for foreign nationals based on adherence to Islamic law.
Data from the Pew Research Center estimates the U.S. Muslim population at about 3.45 million as of 2017.
The bill has been introduced in Congress and awaits further consideration.
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