If the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe an alien's* entry, proposed activities, presence, or activities in the United States would have "potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences" for the United States, that person can be excluded or deported from the United States under these long-standing Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provisions:
- Inadmissibility/Exclusion. INA 212(a)(3)(C)/8 USC 1182(a)(3)(C) authorizes the Secretary of State to exclude an individual "whose entry or proposed activities in the United States the Secretary... has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States."
- Removal/Deportation. INA 237(a)(4)(C)/8 USC 1227(a)(4)(C) provides that: "An alien whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States is deportable."
* The INA defines "alien" as: "any person not a citizen or national of the United States." This general term comprises all non-U.S. citizens, including all nonimmigrants, immigrants, etc. See INA 101(a)(3) [8 USC 1101(a)(3)].