Overview
- Rep. Riley Moore said he will introduce a bill to strip citizenship and deport naturalized citizens who commit, plot, join or aid terrorism, with several Republicans quickly voicing support.
- Sen. Eric Schmitt is renewing his Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation Act, pending in both chambers, to widen revocation grounds to certain fraud, aggravated felonies, espionage and terrorist ties.
- The legislative push follows recent cases involving naturalized citizens, including Mohamed Bailor Jalloh’s deadly ODU classroom shooting, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali’s attack at a Michigan synagogue, and Ndiaga Diagne’s Austin mass shooting.
- Federal probes continue, with authorities examining Jalloh’s early release, the FBI reviewing potential terrorism motives in the Austin case, and the Justice Department filing terrorism-related charges against two New York teens.
- Some Republicans are also pressing broader changes to legal immigration and citizenship policies, with figures such as Tom Emmer, Chip Roy and Andy Ogles calling for tougher standards or sweeping limits.