Support barring terrorists and national-security threats from lawful permanent status, naturalization, and other immigration benefits.

S.1757 included provisions prohibiting terrorists from obtaining lawful status or naturalized citizenship in the United States.

The bill committed to immigration restrictions preventing terrorists and security threats from receiving lawful status or citizenship.

Text - S.1757 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Building America's Trust Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Senate Vote 117 was on the H.R. 1268 conference report; the result was 100-0, and Cornyn (R-TX) is listed as Yea.

Cornyn voted for the 2005 conference report that became Public Law 109-13, which included the REAL ID Act immigration-security provisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 109th Congress, Vote 117
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Congress.gov says H.R.1268 became Public Law No. 109-13 on 05/11/2005. Its REAL ID Act summary says Title I made amendments to protect against terrorist entry and expanded inadmissibility and deportability for terrorist or terrorist-related activity.

The bill Cornyn supported became law and directly expanded terrorism-related immigration bars.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.1268 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
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Section 103 amended INA 212(a)(3)(B) so aliens who engaged in terrorist activity, are likely to engage in terrorist activity, represent terrorist organizations, belong to terrorist organizations, endorse terrorist activity, or received terrorist training are inadmissible.

The enacted statutory text delivered the core terrorist-related inadmissibility bar.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 109-13, REAL ID Act of 2005, Section 103
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Current U.S. Code states inadmissible aliens are ineligible for visas and admission. Security grounds cover espionage, sabotage, unlawful activity, overthrow by force, and terrorist activities, including material support and membership or representation of terrorist organizations.

Current federal law still bars terrorists and other security-threat categories from visas and admission, supporting that the policy remains in force as of this refresh.

delivered same_term A for effort

8 U.S.C. § 1182 - Inadmissible aliens
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The eCFR, current as of 07/06/2026, says an applicant may adjust to lawful permanent resident status only if eligible to receive an immigrant visa and an immigrant visa is immediately available.

Because terrorism and security-threat grounds make an alien ineligible for visas/admission under 8 U.S.C. 1182, the adjustment rule carries that bar into lawful permanent residence.

delivered same_term A for effort

8 CFR 245.1 - Eligibility for adjustment of status
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The eCFR, current as of 07/06/2026, requires a naturalization applicant to have been lawfully admitted as a permanent resident and to have been and continue to be a person of good moral character.

The current naturalization rule depends on lawful permanent residence, so the delivered terrorism/security inadmissibility bars also block the normal path to naturalization.

delivered same_term A for effort

8 CFR 316.2 - Eligibility for naturalization
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