No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act
Key claim: HR2866 would revoke or deny student visas to non-U.S. nationals who engage in anti-Semitic physical violence, vandalism, harassment, or material support thereof, when the State Department determines such conduct poses serious adverse foreign policy consequences.
Abstract
(HR2866 · 119th Congress) No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act This bill revokes or denies a student visa for a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who engages in prohibited anti-Semitic conduct and whom the Department of State has determined poses potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States through such conduct. The conduct covered by the bill is (1) physical violence, vandalism, or harassment targeting a Jewish individual, their property, a community institution, or religious facility with intent to intimidate or harm based on the Jewish identity or affiliation of the targeted individual or property; or (2) knowingly providing material support for such activity. Latest action (2025-04-10): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The bill would extend visa-revocation authority to a defined category of conduct on university campuses, creating an immigration-status consequence for international students that operates alongside — and independently of — Title VI civil rights enforcement. Contested questions include how ‘harassment’ and ‘material support’ are defined in practice, what due-process protections apply to visa revocation determinations, and whether the foreign-policy-consequences trigger meaningfully constrains discretion or provides broad latitude to the State Department.