Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation Monday aimed at barring the admission, naturalization, and continued residence of individuals affiliated with certain extremist or totalitarian ideologies. The Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists (MAMDANI) Act would amend federal immigration law to prohibit admission or naturalization into the country of any alien who is, or has been, a member or advocate of various extreme groups, Breitbart first reported. This includes “any alien who is a member of a socialist party, a communist party, the Chinese Communist Party, or Islamic fundamentalist party, or advocates for socialism, communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism,” according to a news release posted on Roy’s legislative website. The bill’s name is a reference to socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “Across the world, openly socialist governments have given mass amnesty to millions of invading Muslims, resulting in horrific crimes targeting Christians, and terrorist attacks in the name of jihad,” Roy told The Daily Signal. “While the Muslim Brotherhood has long sought to export its barbarism to the U.S., by implementing the MAMDANI Act we can forcefully fight back against the Marxist and Islamist invasion of our country.” Among other action items, the legislation would establish new grounds for deportation. Under the measure, an alien could be removed from the United States for advocating for Marxist and Islamist ideologies, or for promoting them through written or electronic material. In addition, the bill states that determinations made under the act would be final, preventing individuals who are denaturalized or deported from challenging the decision. Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said the legislation represents an initial step toward fixing our “broken immigration system.” “For decades, America has imported people who hate our country, reject our culture, and seek to replace Western values with Marxism, socialism, and Islamism,” Self told The Daily Signal. “It’s time to pass the MAMDANI Act, secure our borders, and send a clear message: those who want to destroy our civilization are not welcome here.” Roy and other supporters point to recent violent crimes by individuals previously convicted of terrorism-related offenses as evidence of systemic failures in immigration enforcement. In March, Mohamed Jalloh killed a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Old Dominion University. Jalloh had been indicted and sentenced to federal prison in 2017 but was released in 2021 after his attorney argued that he had renounced prior ties to ISIS. The post MAMDANI Act Aims to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists, Islamists appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, introduced legislation Monday that would prohibit the imposition of religiously based financial penalties, a measure he says is aimed at preventing Sharia-inspired practices such as taxing non-Muslims. The Freedom Against Imposed Theology Harms (FAITH) Act would establish a nationwide ban on fees, fines, penalties, or other financial burdens imposed on individuals because of their religious beliefs—or their refusal to participate in another religion’s practices. “This legislation sends an unmistakable message,” Self said in a press release. “Religious freedom means freedom from religious coercion—financial or otherwise.” “The FAITH Act draws a firm constitutional line: No American should ever pay a de facto religious tax or face financial penalties for their beliefs,” he added. “We must make America Sharia-free and protect the First Amendment for everyone.” The bill would classify such conduct as a predicate offense under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, expanding prosecutors’ authority to pursue organized efforts to impose religiously based financial demands. Self said the legislation is intended to address concerns about attempts to enforce Sharia-influenced financial practices in the United States. The bill would apply to both governmental and non-governmental actors, while preserving the right of religious and educational institutions to seek voluntary contributions from their own members for internal purposes. Self cited the Islamic concept of jizya, a historical tax imposed on non-Muslims under Sharia-based governance, as an example of a practice he views as incompatible with U.S. constitutional principles. Although jizya is not imposed under American law, supporters of the FAITH Act argue that informal financial pressures modeled on Sharia principles pose a growing concern. “While formal jizya is not imposed by U.S. law, we are seeing growing attempts to establish Sharia-adherent enclaves, parallel financial systems, and community coercion in parts of America—including right here in Texas,” Self said. The bill’s background materials also reference armed jihadist groups in parts of sub-Saharan Africa that have imposed similar levies on religious minorities in recent years, which supporters say underscores the need to prevent any comparable practices from taking root in U.S. communities. Self is a co-founder and co-chair of the Sharia-Free America Caucus, which his office says includes more than 60 members of Congress from more than 25 states. The post Keith Self Pushes FAITH Act to Block ‘Sharia Tax’ on Non-Muslims appeared first on The Daily Signal.