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Keep Terrorists at Bay Act of 2010

Introduced: February 23, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Terrorists at Bay Act of 2010 - Prohibits any court from ordering the release into the United States of an alien: (1) who is an unprivileged enemy belligerent (i.e., an alien who has engaged in or supported hostilities against the United States or was a part of Al Qaeda) or who has been determined by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal, at any time, to be an enemy combatant; and (2) who is or was in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing a visa to any such alien or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from admitting into the United States, or granting any type of immigration status to, any such alien.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling (i.e., admitting for a temporary period) any such alien into the United States.

What's happening now April 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 23, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4648: Keep Terrorists at Bay Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4648/
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"H.R. 4648: Keep Terrorists at Bay Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4648/.
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