Rep. Roy to Introduce MAMDANI Act on Ideological Deportations

U.S. Representative Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas, is preparing to introduce legislation in the House that would expand grounds for barring entry to the United States, deporting noncitizens, and revoking naturalized citizenship from individuals affiliated with or advocating certain political ideologies. The proposed bill, known as the MAMDANI Act, takes its name from Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayor of New York City who was elected in 2025 on a democratic socialist platform.

The measure would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem inadmissible any noncitizen who is or has been a member of, affiliated with, or an advocate for a communist party, socialist party, Chinese Communist Party, Islamic fundamentalist party, or other groups promoting socialism, communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism. For those already in the country, the bill would establish new deportation criteria, including engaging in advocacy for these ideologies, writing, distributing, possessing, or publishing related materials, or maintaining affiliations with such organizations after admission. A key provision would eliminate judicial review of decisions on inadmissibility, deportation,...