No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
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This bill would make foreign officials who suppress the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens inadmissible and deportable.
What it does
This bill proposes to make certain foreign government officials inadmissible for entry into the United States and subject to deportation. These penalties would apply to individuals who, while serving in an official capacity, engaged in or were responsible for actions against U.S. citizens in the United States that would have violated the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. government official.
Who is affected
This bill affects foreign government officials who have carried out or were responsible for activities against U.S. citizens in the United States that would violate the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. official. These individuals would be rendered inadmissible for entry into the United States and subject to deportation. Additionally, the legislation impacts U.S. citizens located within the United States who have been targets of such conduct by foreign officials.
Key provisions
- Inadmissibility for foreign officials involved in censorship. The bill renders non-U.S. nationals inadmissible for entry into the United States if they were foreign government officials responsible for actions against U.S. citizens that would violate the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. official.
- Deportability for First Amendment-related conduct. The legislation establishes that individuals who engaged in conduct while serving as foreign government officials that would have violated the First Amendment within the United States are subject to deportation.
- Protection of U.S. citizens from foreign government interference. The provisions specifically target activities directed at U.S. citizens located within the United States that infringe upon constitutional speech and assembly standards.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 1071, No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 26, 2025
Effective dates
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Relationship to existing law
This bill expands the grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under federal immigration law to include foreign government officials who engaged in conduct that would violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Stated purpose
The bill seeks to prevent foreign government officials from entering or remaining in the United States if they have engaged in conduct against U.S. citizens that would violate the First Amendment if committed by a U.S. official.