Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Xenophobic Watchlist Bill Singles Out Migrants as Security Threats

The measure paints entire countries as suspicious, conflating national origin with terror and stoking fear without adding a shred of real security.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, the House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publicly report monthly on the number and nationalities of individuals classified as “special interest aliens” encountered while attempting to unlawfully enter the United States.

The bill, H.R. 275, titled the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025, was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on January 9 and reported out of committee with amendments on June 17. It mandates that DHS begin publishing these figures by the seventh day of each month, starting with the first full month after the law’s enactment.

According to the bill, a “special interest alien” is defined as a noncitizen who, based on an analysis of travel patterns, “potentially poses a national security risk to the United States or its interests.”

The monthly reports would include not only the total number of such encounters, but also a breakdown by nationality or coun…