House passes bill to revoke passports of terror suspects

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House passes bill to revoke passports of terror suspects
By Cristina Marcos - 11/01/17 07:07 PM EDT

The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would allow the State Department to revoke passports for people involved with foreign terrorist groups.

Passage of the measure, by voice vote, came a day after a man drove a truck into a school bus in New York City.

The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, allegedly drew inspiration from the Islamic State in carrying out the attack, which killed eight people and injured over a dozen others. Saipov came to the U.S. from Uzbekistan through the diversity visa program in 2010.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/358341-house-passes-bill-to-revoke-passports-of-terror-suspects

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What a great idea!

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Seems the USA cannot revoke a foreign passport, but instead revoke the Visa issued that allows the foreigner to be here.

What am I missing?

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House passes bill to revoke passports of terror suspects
By Cristina Marcos - 11/01/17 07:07 PM EDT

The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would allow the State Department to revoke passports for people involved with foreign terrorist groups.

Passage of the measure, by voice vote, came a day after a man drove a truck into a school bus in New York City.

The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, allegedly drew inspiration from the Islamic State in carrying out the attack, which killed eight people and injured over a dozen others. Saipov came to the U.S. from Uzbekistan through the diversity visa program in 2010.

more

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/358341-house-passes-bill-to-revoke-passports-of-terror-suspects

And there's the rub. Allow, not Must or Shall.

We will have Dems in charge again at some point.

And this idea will get flushed down the memory hole, if it even becomes a law.