Rep. Barry Moore introduces legislation requiring immigrants to disavow sharia law

May 12, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the CRUSADE (Countering Radicalism Under Sharia and Defeating Extremism) Act . This legislation will amend the EB-4 special immigrant visa provision, including the religious worker category, to require covered aliens to disavow sharia law and take an oath to uphold the United States Constitution. Sharia law has been used in parts of the world to justify persecution of religious minorities, restrictions on women, punishments for apostasy and blasphemy, and the elevation of religious law over civil law. Anyone seeking the privilege of entering the United States as a religious worker should be willing to clearly affirm that the Constitution, not sharia law, is the supreme law of the land. “America is built on the rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution - not foreign legal systems that conflict with our freedoms and values,” said Congressman Moore. “The CRUSADE Act makes clear that anyone seeking entry into the United States as a religious worker must affirm their commitment to the Constitution and reject the extremist practices found in sharia law that have been used to justify persecution, violence, and the suppression of basic human rights. Religious liberty is one of our nation’s founding principles, but it cannot come at the expense of the constitutional order that protects all Americans.” Cosponsors of this legislation include: Representatives Clay Fuller (GA-14), Andy Ogles (TN-05), and Josh Brecheen (OK-02) ###