Pass The Cyrus Act, Then Deport Chikei "Rick" Chow!

In the wake of the June 1, 2026, acquittal of Chikei "Rick" Chow in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Monroe Carmack-Belton, the JusticeForCyrus.org movement has erupted in South Carolina and beyond.

JusticeForCyrus.org has channeled raw grief into a bold legislative push: a unique nationwide campaign drive to draft, pass, and enact the "Cyrus Act."

At JusticeForCyrus.org, we unite to honor Cyrus Monroe Carmack-Belton and launch the Pass The Cyrus Act campaign. Our goal is to create a nationwide movement for a new federal law. This law would ensure that any immigrant who becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen faces detention without bond and deportation if arrested for, charged with, or confessing to heinous crimes, including assaulting a U.S. citizen (especially a child under 18) or causing death or serious injury. Under this law, Chow’s naturalized U.S. citizenship would be a revocable privilege, not a guaranteed right reserved for citizens born in the United States.

The Cyrus Act is inspired by the heartbreaking story of 14-year-old Cyrus Monroe Carmack-Belton, who was shot in the back by Chikei "Rick" Chow, a Hong Kong-born store owner. This followed a false accusation of shoplifting four bottles of water and a foot chase of more than 100 yards, involving Chow's adult son, Andy Chow, before the elder Chow murdered Cyrus.

Once enacted and signed into law by the President, the Act would make naturalized U.S. citizenship a revocable privilege, resulting in the offender's immediate deportation.

As advocates for Cyrus, we have focused on researching, drafting, and laying the foundation for the Cyrus Act. Since Chow is a naturalized U.S. citizen, the Act would treat his citizenship as a revocable privilege rather than an unassailable right reserved for citizens born in the U.S., resulting in his immediate deportation to Hong Kong.

To ensure the enactment of the Cyrus Act, we must address potential constitutional challenges related to equal protection and due process. At JusticeForCyrus.org, we are committed to ensuring naturalized U.S. citizens receive a fair legal process before detention or deportation.

We have also researched the statutory citations and legislative history of a similar federal law, the Laken Riley Act. Named for a 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, in Georgia, who was assaulted and murdered by Jose Antonio Ibarra, an unvetted migrant and Tren de Aragua gang member from Venezuela, the Act passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support: 213 to 156 in the House and 64 to 35 in the Senate.

The Laken Riley Act, addresses crimes commited by unvetted U.S. noncitizens. With the backing and support of advocates for the Laken Riley Act, we have formed the foundation of the Cyrus Act campaign. (For proof, read more.)

Our message to Chow, the child murderer, is clear: under the Cyrus Act, his naturalized U.S. citizenship would be deemed a privilege that can be revoked, resulting in his immediate deportation to his country of origin, Hong Kong.

Chow, avenging the murder of Cyrus Monroe Carmack-Belton, has only begun!

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