Rep. Roy Introduces Bill to Preserve America from Sharia Law

Washington, D.C. - Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Preserving A Sharia-Free America Acttoday. This legislation would prevent all foreign nationals who observe Sharia from entering the U.S. or from remaining in the country, prioritizing our security and values nationwide.

Congressman Roy on thePreserving A Sharia-Free America Act:"America is facing an existential threat - the spread of Sharia Law. From Texas to every state in the union, instances of Sharia Law adherents have threatened the American way of life, seeking to replace our legal system and Constitution with an incompatible ideology that diminishes the rights of women, children, and individuals of different faiths.

Europe should be a wakeup call to America, showing what the spread of Sharia law looks like - the erosion of the West.

America's immigration system must be fortified to counter the importation of Sharia adherents - the preservation of our constitutional republic and its people depend on it."

The Preserving A Sharia-Free America Act will:

• This bill would prevent all foreign nationals who observe Sharia from entering the U.S. or from remaining in the country: Denies any immigration benefit, visa, immigration relief, or admission to the United States to any alien who adheres to Sharia law.
  • Revokes (or denies) any immigration benefit, immigration relief for any alien in the U.S. who is an adherent of Sharia law - ensuring that individual would be considered inadmissible or deportable and be removed.
  • Ensures that any alien who provides false statements about his or her adherence to Sharia Law to any federal agency shall have his or her immigration benefit, immigration relief, or visa revoked, be considered inadmissible or deportable, and shall be removed.
  • Prevents activist courts and judges from upending a final decision from agencies that find Sharia adherents removable from the U.S.

Original cosponsors of the bill include Reps: Randy Fine (FL-06), Tim Burchett (TN-02), and Keith Self (TX-03).

The Preserving A Sharia-Free America Act can be read here.