Rep. Chip Roy announced that the Sharia Free America Caucus has grown to 40 members, marking a significant expansion of the group he co-founded to oppose what he describes as the influence of Sharia law in the United States. Roy declared, “The Sharia Free America Caucus has now reached 40 members! Sharia law has no place in America, not now or ever.”
🚨 The Sharia Free America Caucus has now reached 40 members!
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) February 17, 2026
Sharia law has no place in America, not now or ever.
The announcement reflects continued momentum for the caucus, which Roy launched alongside Rep. Keith Self on December 18, 2025. At its inception, the group included 26 members from 17 states. Its rapid growth to 40 members underscores increasing support among House Republicans for the initiative’s stated mission of defending what its founders characterize as the constitutional framework and Judeo-Christian heritage of the United States.
Roy has consistently framed the caucus as a legislative and cultural response to what he calls attempts to introduce elements of Islamic law into American institutions. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Sharia-Free America,” he argued that Sharia is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution. He asserted that Sharia “fails to include due process, treats non-Muslims as second-class citizens, and prescribes barbaric punishments,” while permitting practices such as polygamy and corporal punishment. Roy further contended that Sharia “encourages violence, silences dissent, rejects religious freedom, and subjugates women and children.”
Rep. Roy in opening statement on the threat of Sharia law: "Sharia encourages violence, silences dissent, rejects religious freedom and subjugates women and children. Let's be clear, this is not about having the freedom of worshiping a religion of one's choosing, such as Islam,… pic.twitter.com/DstmKdXi4T
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) February 10, 2026
At the same time, Roy has emphasized that his position is directed at what he describes as a legal code rather than individual religious belief. “This is not about having the freedom of worshiping a religion of one’s choosing, such as Islam,” he said during the hearing, but about opposing “forcing a foreign legal code that is incompatible with our laws and legal system” onto the United States. He argued that such an imposition would conflict with the nation’s constitutional structure and the principles it has defended since its founding.
“Our ancestors bled and died so that we could live in a country like this. You can believe whatever you want, but you cannot engage in what is a political effort to Islamify the United States of America and not expect us to fight back and say no,” he said. He further warned against allowing American cities to mirror what he characterized as European failures, adding, “We are going to fight for this country. And that’s what I’m proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with these great men and women to say that we’re going to do. And I’m not going to allow the Constitution to be frankly misapplied and hid behind to say that I’ve got to throw aside 250 years of our core Judeo-Christian principles.”
Rep. Roy: "You can believe whatever you want, but you cannot engage in what is a political effort to Islamify the United States of America and not expect us to fight back."
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) February 9, 2026
Tomorrow, Rep. Roy leads a @JudiciaryGOP hearing on the threat posed by Sharia law.
Tune in:… pic.twitter.com/IdtVsdugJv
Self has echoed those themes, stating that preserving the American way of life is essential to protecting civil liberties and upholding the Constitution. He described Sharia as standing “in direct opposition” to individual freedom and the nation’s founding principles, and thanked House colleagues for joining what he called a broader effort to defend Western civilization.
With the caucus now at 40 members, Roy’s latest announcement signals an expansion of that effort and sets the stage for continued legislative proposals centered on restricting the role of foreign legal systems in American courts and public life.
