Trump backs lifetime bans bill

A House measure titled the "No Citizenship for Alien Invaders Act" (H.R.2454) would amend Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar anyone who "enters the United States unlawfully" from ever becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen; the bill was introduced March 27, 2025. (congress.gov) Rep. Cory Mills (R‑FL) is the sponsor and the bill lists Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, Josh Brecheen and Andy Harris as original cosponsors in the House Judiciary referral announcement and press release. (mills.house.gov) Separately, House sponsors introduced the "Visa Overstays Penalties Act" (H.R.3781) on June 5, 2025 to expand penalties for unlawful presence, proposing new criminal classifications and stepped civil fines tied to overstays. (govtrack.us) In the Senate, Sen. Jim Banks unveiled a companion-style proposal in June 2025 that would criminalize visa overstays and increase penalties including jail and higher civil fines in his public announcement. (banks.senate.gov) The administration has also pursued rulemaking: DHS/USCIS formally proposed a regulation on Feb. 20, 2026 that would sharply restrict work authorization for most asylum applicants, a change that would affect EAD eligibility timelines and issuance. (cbsnews.com) Legislative and legal hurdles remain — H.R.2454 is at the House Judiciary Committee and would need passage in both chambers and a likely 60‑vote Senate threshold to overcome a filibuster, and scholars and civil‑rights groups have signaled likely litigation over categorical naturalization bars. (govtrack.us) The social post linking the President to the enforcement package originated on the @WHLeavitt account, an X handle that reporting has characterized as a parody or fake account which President Trump has reshared in prior instances. (newsbreak.com)