Indiana senator’s bill would codify Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Summary
Indiana Senator Jim Banks introduced a bill called the Citizenship Act of 2026. This bill would make official President Donald Trump’s executive order about birthright citizenship, changing how people born in the U.S. to unauthorized immigrants are considered citizens.Key Facts
- Senator Jim Banks is a Republican from Indiana.
- He introduced the Citizenship Act of 2026 on Monday.
- The bill follows President Trump’s Day 1 executive order on birthright citizenship.
- The bill aims to change the current rules about who is automatically a U.S. citizen when born in the country.
- It targets people born to parents who enter the U.S. without permission or for “birth tourism” (coming to the U.S. just to have a child who becomes a citizen).
- The bill would legally enforce these new citizenship rules.
- This issue is part of a broader debate about immigration and citizenship laws in the U.S.
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