Issa Bill to Ban and Deport Foreign Officials Who Violate First Amendment Rights of Americans Passes Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON –The No Censors on Our Shores Act, sponsored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 16-9. 

The bill specifies that official acts by a foreign government official against American citizens while they are in the U.S. – that would violate their First Amendment rights had it occurred in this country – can be refused entry into the United States or deported once here.

“The free speech rights of Americans are being threatened in practically every corner of the globe. With the No Sensors on Our Shores Act, foreign government officials are now on notice: deny our citizens their first amendment rights, and this country will deny you entry to America or show you the door if you are here.”

Read the bill here.