This bill proposes significant amendments to Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, aiming to modernize and expand border crossing rights for Indigenous individuals. It eliminates the current requirement for individuals to possess "at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race," replacing it with more inclusive criteria. Eligibility would be extended to those who are members, or eligible to become members, of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States , as well as Canadian Indigenous peoples with Indian status in Canada through registration under the Indian Act or membership in a self-governing First Nation in Canada . A crucial provision ensures that any person admitted under these updated criteria will automatically be granted the status of a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence . This legislation seeks to affirm the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples and streamline their legal status when crossing the U.S. border.