House unanimously approves barring anyone tied to Hamas’ Oct 7 attack from entering US
On Monday, the House of Representatives achieved a rare bipartisan moment by unanimously passing the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025,” a bill aimed at preventing individuals linked to Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, from entering the United States. Introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), the legislation seeks to amend existing U.S. immigration laws to classify any person who participated in or supported the attacks as inadmissible to the country. This move underscores a significant, albeit rare, consensus within Congress regarding the need to address terrorism, especially in light of the recent violence that has deeply affected Israel and the broader Middle East region.
The bill passed by voice vote, indicating unanimous support without the need for individual roll calls, which is a testament to the urgency and seriousness with which lawmakers are treating the issue of national security and terrorism. In comments to Fox News Digital, McClintock emphasized the importance of this legislation in preventing future administrations from admitting individuals associated with terrorist activities, framing it within a historical context by likening Hamas’ actions to those of Nazi collaborators during the Holocaust. The legislation not only aims to block future immigration from Hamas affiliates but also seeks to add Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to the list of designated terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. This legislative move comes in response to incidents like the arrest of Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, a Gazan native living in Louisiana, who was charged with involvement in the October 7 attacks, highlighting the real-world implications of such policies.
As the bill moves to the Senate, where a similar proposal was introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), there is cautious optimism from supporters like McClintock that the Senate will take action this time. He noted that although the House passed this bill in the previous term, it failed to gain traction in the Senate. The ongoing bipartisan support reflects a critical moment in U.S. foreign policy and immigration law, as lawmakers navigate the complexities of national security, terrorism, and immigration amidst a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East. As this legislation progresses, it could set a precedent for how the U.S. addresses threats posed by extremist groups and their supporters in the future.
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The House unanimously passed a bill on Monday barring anyone linked to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel from moving to the United States.
It’s a rare moment of bipartisanship on the topic of Israel, an issue that’s otherwise exacerbated deep fractures within both parties in
the House
of Representatives — particularly for Democrats.
The Republican-led legislation is called the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025” and was introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.
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It passed the House by voice vote on Monday afternoon, meaning it advanced with unanimous approval without lawmakers taking individual votes on the bill.
“There are still some things we can come together on in this body, and one of them is opposition to Hamas and the terrorism they unleashed on civilians in Israel more than two years ago,” McClintock told Fox News Digital.
“What this does is place them in the same category as Nazi collaborators in the Holocaust, which are also referenced in the
Immigration Nationality Act
.”
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The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate, where a parallel effort was introduced earlier this year by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.
McClintock told Fox News Digital he was hopeful the Senate would take up the bill — while noting it passed the House last term as well without the upper chamber taking action.
“The repeated actions of the House in passing this bill, I think, will hopefully inspire the Senate to take it up this year and send it to the president,” he said. “It’s important for two reasons. Number one, to prevent a future
Joe Biden
from admitting such people, and to empower a future
Donald Trump
presidency to keep them out.”
The legislation would amend existing U.S. immigration law to deem “any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023” inadmissible to the country.
It would also add Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to the list of terror groups whose members and supporters are barred from the U.S. under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
It comes after a Gazan native,
Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi
, who was residing in Louisiana, was arrested earlier this year over his alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 attack.
