Senate Bill Labels Illegal Entrants 'Invaders' To Bar Birthright Citizenship
Jim Banks filed S.4954 on July 13, amending INA section 301(a) and leaning on Kavanaugh's citation of a 1940 citizenship law.
- The bill defines any unauthorized entrant or birth-tourism visitor as an 'invader.'
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 13, 2026, the day it was filed.
- Banks cites Justice Kavanaugh's citation of a 1940 citizenship law as legal grounding.
Why it matters: A legislative label, not the fact of birth on US soil, now decides who counts as a citizen.
Congress.gov, S.4954 (119th Congress), introduced by Sen. Jim Banks ↗ · Jul 14, 20267/14/26