In a bold stand for national security and American values, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has introduced new legislation that would ban adherents of Sharia law from entering or remaining in the United States — a move that many conservatives are calling long overdue.
Announced on October 8, the **Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act** seeks to safeguard U.S. sovereignty and protect citizens from what Roy calls “an incompatible ideology” that threatens the Constitution, individual liberty, and Western civilization itself. The bill would bar anyone who practices or supports Sharia law from immigrating to America or receiving any form of public or immigration benefits.
Roy’s measure builds on similar efforts from other Republicans, including Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who have both sounded the alarm about the creeping influence of radical Islamic ideology within Western nations. Several states have already passed legislation to block Sharia law from influencing court rulings or local governance.
In a press release announcing the bill, Roy’s office stated, “This legislation would prevent all foreign nationals who observe Sharia from entering the U.S. or from remaining in the country, prioritizing our security and values nationwide.”
The bill’s text makes clear that its purpose is to ensure American law — not foreign religious codes — governs the nation. It explicitly denies “any immigration benefit, visa, immigration relief, or admission to the United States to any alien who adheres to Sharia law.” For those already in the country, the bill authorizes deportation proceedings against any noncitizen found to practice or promote Sharia.
Further, the legislation targets deception by foreign nationals who might try to hide their adherence to the radical system. “Any alien who provides false statements about his or her adherence to Sharia Law to any federal agency shall have his or her immigration benefit, immigration relief, or visa revoked,” the press statement reads. “They shall be considered inadmissible or deportable and removed from the United States.”
The bill also takes aim at activist judges who might attempt to block deportations or reinterpret the law to allow Sharia adherents to remain in the U.S., ensuring that agency decisions in such cases cannot be overturned by judicial fiat.
Rep. Roy, a rising conservative voice known for his staunch defense of the Constitution, warned that the spread of Sharia law poses an existential threat to the United States. “From Texas to every state in the union, instances of Sharia law adherents have threatened the American way of life,” Roy said. “They seek to replace our legal system and Constitution with an ideology that diminishes the rights of women, children, and individuals of different faiths.”
He pointed to Europe as a cautionary tale. “Europe should be a wake-up call to America,” Roy said. “The spread of Sharia law there has led to the erosion of Western identity, rampant crime, and parallel societies that reject democratic values. America’s immigration system must be fortified to counter this threat — the preservation of our constitutional republic depends on it.”
Conservative leaders and grassroots activists quickly praised the legislation as a long-overdue defense of national culture and security. Many have argued that political correctness has too long prevented honest discussions about the dangers of importing ideologies hostile to Western freedoms.
Roy’s message was simple — and unmistakably patriotic: America is a nation built on liberty, equality under the law, and the Constitution — not foreign systems of control. And if the United States wants to stay that way, it’s time to draw a line in the sand.
