Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them are in the Western Hemisphere. The reason is more complicated than you might think.
Trump executive order restricts birthright citizenship; states sue
After the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to consider every baby born in the US an American. Soon that may change.
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the U.S.
Legal experts say the undocumented population would grow and that all Americans would be impacted if Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship takes effect.
What to know about the ruling blocking Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests.
Can Trump end birthright citizenship? Order faces lawsuit from 18 states
Only hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Can he do that?
An attorney general explains how states will fight Trump's birthright citizenship ban
The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, argues New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
Is birthright citizenship in the Constitution? Can Trump end it? 18 states sue
With one signature, President Donald Trump ended birthright citizenship where children born here were U.S. citizens even if their parents weren't.
Santa Clara County files suit over Trump executive order on birthright citizenship
Officials in Santa Clara County on Thursday said they have filed a federal lawsuit over President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
Debate rages over Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to anyone born on US soil, a principle that has been central to civil rights since its ratification in 1868
Ending Birthright Citizenship Won’t Make America Great
On Day One of his second administration, President Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and even for children of some temporary visa holders.
More Americans support Trump’s birthright citizenship rollback than oppose it, new poll reveals
Controversial executive order issued by Donald Trump at his inauguration aims to end birthright citizenship for children of migrants
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The twin histories of birthright citizenship and slavery
At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...
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What is birthright citizenship? Can Trump get rid of it? What to know about executive order
It's another tool for Trump's administration to target immigrants and ties into another campaign promise of mass deportation ...
President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
U.S. President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a ...
US President Donald Trump confident 5 out of 9 Supreme Court judges will back effort to end Birthright Citizenship; will it happen?
While Donald Trump remains optimistic about a Supreme Court victory, legal scholars believe the case could face significant ...
JD Vance defends Trump on birthright citizenship, says the U.S. should "look out for the interests of our citizens first"
Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. doesn't have to have "the dumbest immigration policy in the world" simply because the ...