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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9096

Introduced

Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026

Sponsor
RBill Huizenga· Michigan
Introduced
June 2, 2026
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.June 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9096 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9096

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke the citizenship 
of any naturalized United States citizen convicted of a terrorism-
related crime.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke the citizenship 
of any naturalized United States citizen convicted of a terrorism-
related crime.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. DENATURALIZATION FOR TERRORIST OFFENSES.

Section 340(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1451(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``When a person shall be convicted'' and 
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--When a person shall be convicted''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Terrorist offenses.--
``(A) In general.--When a person shall be convicted 
of a terrorism-related offense, the court in which such 
conviction is had shall thereupon revoke, set aside, 
and declare void the final order admitting such person 
to citizenship, and shall declare the certificate of 
naturalization of such person to be canceled. 
Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the courts having 
jurisdiction of the trial of such offence to make such 
adjudication.
``(B) Terrorism-related offense.--For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term `terrorism-related offense' 
means--
``(i) an offense under section 2332a of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(ii) an offense under section 2332b of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(iii) an offense under section 2332f of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(iv) an offense under section 2339 of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(v) an offense under section 2339A of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(vi) an offense under section 2339B of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(vii) an offense under section 2339C of 
title 18, United States Code;
``(viii) an offense under section 2339D of 
title 18, United States Code; or
``(ix) an offense that is an attempt or 
conspiracy to commit an offense described in 
this subparagraph.''.

SEC. 3. GROUND OF DEPORTABILITY.

Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Any alien who is convicted of a terrorism-related offense (as such 
term is defined in section 340(e)(2)(B)) is deportable.''.

SEC. 4. DEPORTATION.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize the removal of 
any person denaturalized under section 340(e)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
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