Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced a bill that bans radical religious leaders, such as those backing Sharia Law and foreign clerics, from entering the United States.
The bill, called the Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs (IMAN) Act, amends immigration law to deny nonimmigrant religious worker visas to Imams, Shaykhas, Muftis, Ayatollahs, and others with Islamic leadership positions from entering the country.
“The United States should never roll out the red carpet for foreign clerics who preach anti-American hatred, celebrate terrorism, or serve as mouthpieces for radical regimes,” Roy said in a statement. “For years, adversarial religious figures have manipulated loopholes in our immigration laws to enter this country under so-called religious visas while spreading extremism. The Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs (IMAM) Act sends a clear message: America will not import militant ideology disguised as ministry. If you promote the values of enemies of the West, you should not get a visa to come to the United States — period.”
Roy has called out the rise of Islam in the nation through recent congressional hearings. He blamed its surge in Texas on “expansionist” policies, saying, “Over the past few years, Shariah-based legal institutions have taken root in American communities, and nowhere is this problem worse than in my home state of Texas.” He added that Texas has seen the increase in Muslim immigrants due to “decades of an unsecured border and expansionist legal immigration policies.”
Florida has also taken measures to ban Muslim-centric activities, with Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signing a bill that prohibits state courts from using foreign or religious laws.
