Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act
Religious Worker Visas: Ban on Certain Islamic Leaders
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.
Legislative Progress
This bill faces major legal hurdles and likely violates constitutional protections for religious freedom. It is a partisan proposal that lacks the broad support needed to pass both chambers.
Key Points
- Rep. Roy introduced a bill that would stop certain Islamic religious leaders from getting special visas to work in the United States. These visas are usually given to people coming to the country to work for a religious group or church.
- The bill specifically targets people who hold titles like Imam, Grand Imam, Shaykha, Mufti, or Ayatollah. If this bill becomes law, anyone with these titles would be banned from entering the country using this specific religious worker program.
- This change would update the main United States immigration law. It aims to prevent these specific religious figures from being admitted, though the bill text does not list a specific reason for the ban.
- This policy would mostly affect Islamic organizations and mosques in the United States that want to bring in leaders or scholars from other countries. It could make it much harder for these communities to find trained leaders for their religious services.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs Act
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