Rule 23-102-2.2 - Child Citizenship Act of 2000A. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000, enacted February 21, 2001, amended the Immigration and Naturalization Act to provide automatic acquisition of U. S. citizenship by operation of law to certain foreign born children, including orphans with a full and final adoption by U. S. citizens, either abroad or in the U. S., and the biological or legitimated children of U. S. citizens. Prior to the implementation of this act, these children had to go through the naturalization process to become citizens.23 Miss. Code. R. 102-2.2
42 CFR §435.407(a) (Rev. 2007).