Remigration Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 9479
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 2
- Policy Area
- Immigration
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2026-06-25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-09T22:50:04Z
AI-Generated Summary
Purpose This legislation, titled the Remigration Act, aims to create new grounds for revoking U.S. citizenship and various immigration statuses, establish a review process for certain past asylum and refugee grants, strengthen naturalization requirements, and mandate repatriation of certain individuals along with their children.
Key Provisions
- Section 2: Allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke naturalization within 10 years of citizenship for convictions involving government fraud, material support to designated terrorist groups, aggravated felonies, or specific federal offenses.
- Section 3: Redefines birthright citizenship for those born in the U.S. after enactment, requiring at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or active-duty military member.
- Section 4: Creates an Asylum and Refugee Status Review Task Force within the Department of Homeland Security to review all asylum grants, refugee admissions, and status adjustments from January 20, 2021, to January 20, 2025, and authorizes termination or revocation based on evidence, law compliance, or changed country conditions.
- Section 5: Permits revocation of visas, lawful permanent resident status, or other benefits for nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen who entered the U.S. in the prior 10 years.
- Section 6: Revokes lawful permanent resident status for those who received means-tested public benefits in the prior 5 years.
- Section 7: Terminates nonimmigrant status upon conviction for serious criminal offenses (defined as felonies, certain misdemeanors, or specified immigration-related crimes) and authorizes removal proceedings.
- Section 8: Makes aliens deportable for publicly espousing anti-American beliefs or affiliations that threaten national security or public safety, based on clear and convincing evidence.
- Section 9: Updates the English language requirement for naturalization to require demonstrated functional literacy verified by a standardized assessment.
- Section 10: Requires denaturalized individuals to repatriate with their children, including U.S.-born children, unless the other parent is a U.S. citizen retaining custody.
- Section 11: Shifts naturalization revocation to administrative adjudication by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with limited judicial review in federal appeals courts.
Significant Changes to Existing Law The bill amends multiple sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand denaturalization grounds, reinterpret constitutional birthright citizenship language, add new deportability categories, introduce benefit-based revocation for permanent residents, and create expedited administrative processes for status reviews and revocations. It also mandates family repatriation during removal and strengthens English proficiency standards.
Potential Impacts
- Government agencies: Increases workload for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and related offices through new task forces, reviews, and administrative hearings.
- Citizens and immigrants: Affects naturalized citizens convicted of certain crimes, children of noncitizen parents born after enactment, recent asylum and refugee recipients, and lawful permanent residents or nonimmigrants with specified records or statements.
- International relations: Could strain relations with designated countries through mass status revocations and repatriations, and may affect compliance with international obligations regarding statelessness.
Main Stakeholders Affected Naturalized U.S. citizens with recent criminal convictions or affiliations; individuals granted asylum or refugee status between 2021 and 2025; nationals of the six listed countries; lawful permanent residents who received public benefits; nonimmigrant visa holders with criminal records; applicants for naturalization; and U.S.-born children of denaturalized parents.
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications The measure introduces an administrative-only revocation process with restricted court review and reinterprets the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause through statutory definition. It also creates broad new categories for deportation based on speech or beliefs and requires family units to depart together, potentially raising questions about due process, equal protection, and separation of powers in immigration matters.
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Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2026-06-25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2026-06-25: Introduced in House
- 2026-06-25: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Remigration Act — issued 2026-06-25 — PDF (15 pages)