S 1096: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.

Congress: 104 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel

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Sponsor: D'Amato, Alfonse (R-NY)

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States.

Editorial Explainer

Amends immigration law to classify Hamas members as terrorists, making them ineligible for US visas and entry. The bill treats Hamas affiliation as automatic grounds for visa denial and deportation under existing terrorism bars in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Why it matters

Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by the US State Department, but this bill would embed that classification into immigration law and create an explicit bar. It reinforces legal support for Israeli security by restricting a Palestinian militant group's access to US territory.