Contact Congress about H.R. 176: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025

Non-citizens tied to Hamas attacks against Israel on or after October 7, 2023, could be barred from entering or staying in the United States. The bill would also block asylum and other immigration protections for people covered by the rule.

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No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 176: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects non-citizens accused of helping or taking part in Hamas attacks against Israel that began on or after October 7, 2023. It also affects immigration officers, judges, and security agencies because they would have to apply the new rule in immigration cases. Congress would receive yearly reports on how often the rule is used.

Why this matters: The bill matters because it would close off immigration paths for non-citizens tied to a specific set of Hamas attacks against Israel. It would affect who may enter the United States, who may stay, and who may receive protection from removal. It also gives Congress a yearly count of how often officials use the new rule.

Key provisions in H.R. 176

• The bill names Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in terrorism-related immigration rules. It adds them alongside the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• Non-citizens tied to the covered Hamas attacks could be barred from entering the United States. The rule covers people who carried out, joined, planned, financed, gave material support to, or otherwise helped attacks against Israel that began on or after October 7, 2023.
• Covered people could not get any immigration relief. That includes asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under U.S. rules that carry out torture-related protection duties.
• The bill also makes covered people removable from the United States. It does this by adding the new barred group to the terrorism-related deportation rule.
• The Secretary of Homeland Security would have to report to Congress every year, starting within one year after the bill becomes law. The report must say how many people were barred from entry under the new rule and how many covered people were found removable under the matching deportation rule.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 176

What is H.R. 176?

Non-citizens tied to Hamas attacks against Israel on or after October 7, 2023, could be barred from entering or staying in the United States. The bill would also block asylum and other immigration protections for people covered by the rule.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 176?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 176?

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