Rep. Brian Mast has withdrawn Section 226 of H.R. 5300 — the provision that would have given Secretary of State Marco Rubio unilateral authority to revoke U.S. passports with no conviction, no charge, and no meaningful court oversight. United Voices is calling it a victory for organized advocacy, while documenting the broader pattern of ‘Israel First’ legislation that has been defeated through public pressure this year.
Buried in Section 226 of H.R. 5300, introduced by Rep. Brian Mast and scheduled for committee markup, is a provision that would give Secretary of State Marco Rubio unilateral authority to revoke U.S. passports based on vague ‘material support’ allegations — no conviction required, no charge necessary, no meaningful court oversight. United Voices is documenting what this bill actually does and why it matters.
United Voices is demanding state and federal law enforcement investigate death threats targeting Tanveer Patel, a Muslim candidate running for Hoover City Council in Alabama, as hate crimes — warning that threatening a candidate because of her faith is an attack on democracy itself.
United Voices calls on DHS to clarify reports of a plan to block Muslim nonprofits critical of Israel from federal grants, warning against viewpoint discrimination and political retaliation.
On August 10, someone targeted the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Greenwood, Indiana with hateful graffiti in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. United Voices stands with the Hindu community and calls for a full investigation — because an attack on any house of worship is an attack on all of us.
United Voices calls out Gov. Greg Abbott for amplifying anti-Muslim hate bloggers’ claims targeting the proposed EPIC City development in Texas.
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education in Portland was defaced with neo-Nazi graffiti including swastikas. United Voices stands with the Jewish community and calls for a full hate crime investigation — because targeting a space dedicated to Holocaust memory is an attack on the very idea that history must not be repeated.
Washington, D.C. – [2/23/2025] – United Voices condemns Israel’s forced displacement of 40,000 Palestinians from refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, a blatant act of ethnic cleansing that violates international law.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted that residents of the Jenin, Tul Karm, and Nur al-Shams refugee camps have been permanently expelled and will […]
