HR 4959 United States House · 119th Congress

Land of the Free Act of 2025

HR 4959, the "Land of the Free Act of 2025," repeals a specific deportation provision in immigration law. It removes Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(C)), which previously allowed non-citizens to be deported for engaging in "protected speech activities." This change directly affects non-citizens who might have faced deportation under that provision for exercising free speech rights. The bill makes a concrete policy change by eliminating this exception to deportation.
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Introduced Aug 12, 2025 Last action Aug 12, 2025
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Aug 12, 2025
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