No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act

Key Points

• The bill creates a new category of people banned from entering the U.S.: close family members of designated terrorists, senior officials of hostile foreign governments, and sanctioned kleptocrats. The covered family relationships are extremely broad, including spouses, former spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
• People already living legally in the U.S. who fall under this definition would face mandatory visa revocation and deportation. The government must cancel their visas within 30 days, and these individuals cannot apply for cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, or any other form of discretionary relief.
• The policy reaches beyond terrorism. It also targets relatives of senior officials (deputy minister level or higher) in countries classified as foreign adversaries, specifically naming Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, and Cuba. It also covers relatives of individuals sanctioned for corruption, kleptocracy, or human rights abuses tied to hostile governments.
• The law would apply retroactively. It covers people regardless of when their family relationship was formed or when their relative was designated as a threat. It also applies to all pending visa applications and to people who were previously admitted or granted lawful status in the U.S.
• Within 180 days of enactment, the State Department and DHS must set up enhanced screening procedures to identify covered family relationships using intelligence, law enforcement, and sanctions databases. Annual reporting to Congress on the number of people deemed inadmissible, visas revoked, and removals carried out is also required.