Prohibits admission of aliens who are nationals of or have recently resided in designated countries with inadequate verification capabilities (including by expanding the list of such countries), so more immigration enforcement via entry bans.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall prohibit the admission of any alien who is a national of, or who has resided in, a designated country during the 5-year period preceding the date of application for admission.
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Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence, to designate countries based on verification and national security factors and to develop enhanced vetting procedures, so more coordinated federal immigration-enforcing
the Secretary of State shall publish in the Federal Register a list of designated countries under section 3(1)(C), including the rationale for each designation, with reference to the verification standards outlined in Presidential Proclamation 9645 and the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Hawaii.
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2026-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by statutorily prohibiting admission from a list of designated countries with inadequate identity/background verification (building on the Trump travel ban framework), adding countries such as Afghanistan and Sudan, requiring annual designations and reviews by the Secretary of State in consultation with DHS and DNI, mandating enhanced vetting for exceptions, and imposing removal and 10-year reentry bars for violations.