House Passes Bill to Deny Entry to Immigrants Who Took Part in Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

The House passed a bill on Jan. 31 that would deny immigrants entry to the United States if they were party to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act passed 422–2, with one voting “present.” The two “nay” votes were cast by Democrats. The measure, introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), would apply the Immigration and Nationality Act to immigrants “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 Oct. 7, 2023.” The attack by Hamas resulted in the greatest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza, which the terrorist group controls, and murdered, maimed, and raped Israelis, as well as taking more than 200 hostages into Gaza....