The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 (CAB): India Gives Citizenship to Persecuted Hindus, Christians in 3 Islamic Nations

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 (CAB) is a bill amending the Citizenship Act of 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who entered India on or before 31 December 2014, eligible for Indian citizenship.