Republicans push bill to deport New York Mayor Mamdani for socialism
A 1954 statute that stripped a party accused of violent conspiracy of legal rights is now paired with new immigration amendments that make ideological membership and advocacy grounds for final, unreviewable denaturalization.
A 1954 statute that stripped a party accused of violent conspiracy of legal rights is now paired with new immigration amendments that make ideological membership and advocacy grounds for final, unreviewable denaturalization.
On July 13 Rep. Chip Roy renewed priority for the MAMDANI Act and expanded denaturalization powers amid fresh calls over a blocked Iran meeting attempt by Mayor Mamdani's office.
Why it matters: Naturalized citizens face longer look-back periods and non-reviewable determinations that can strip citizenship and trigger deportation, altering ballot eligibility and household security for anyone who ever affiliated with listed groups.
Date to watch: House Judiciary Committee action on H.R. 8387 remains possible before the 119th Congress ends in early 2027.
Sources:
- 50 U.S.C. § 841 Communist Control Act findings (1954-08-24)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/841 - H.R. 8387 MAMDANI Act text (2026-04-20)
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8387ih/html/BILLS-119hr8387ih.htm - Rep. Chip Roy MAMDANI Act press release (2026-04-20)
https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-introduces-mamdani-act-denaturalize-and-deport-marxists-and-islamic - Rep. Andy Ogles Mamdani denaturalization letter release (2025-10-29)
https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/ogles-leads-charge-denaturalize-and-deport-zohran-mamdani - President Eisenhower signing statement Communist Control Act (1954-08-24)
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-president-upon-signing-the-communist-control-act-1954 - Congress.gov H.R. 8387 bill page (2026-04-20)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8387 - Rep. Chip Roy July 13 2026 letter to colleagues (2026-07-13)
https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-outlines-what-republicans-must-do-end-119th-congress - Wisconsin Watch Communist Control Act status brief (2025-09-15)
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/09/communist-party-us-law-congress-wisconsin-trump-kirk-control-act/
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