H.Res. 1354 — Impeaching John McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

This section impeaches John McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors and exhibits an article of impeachment to the Senate.

This section states that Chief Judge John McConnell, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated USCIS policies on June 5, 2026, that had paused asylum applications and immigration benefit requests, required review of already approved benefits, and directed consideration of country-specific factors for persons from high-risk countries who entered after January 20, 2021. It cites the June 2025 guilty plea of Afghan national Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi for ISIS-related material support and the November 2025 attack on National Guard members in Washington, DC, by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal as incidents disregarded in the ruling.

This section declares Judge McConnell Jr. guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors for conduct lacking judicious restraint and fidelity to public safety and national security. It states that he is unfit to hold the office of Chief Judge and should be removed from office.