The US State Department intends to require parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status. This measure is seen as part of Donald Trump's latest move to restrict birthright citizenship, according to The…
On August 6, President Donald Trump announced his intention to once again reduce the number of people who, if born in the United States, automatically receive American citizenship. Even after his first attempt to limit birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he is prepared…
On July 28, the deadline for the Donald Trump administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling expired. The previous ruling rejected the president's restrictions on birthright citizenship, according to the Associated Press. After the court issued…
On June 30, the US Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. In doing so, the court thwarted one of the current president's key immigration policy initiatives and upheld the ruling of a lower court, CBS reports. The president's executive order had no effect...
The Trump administration plans to intensify its crackdown on schemes that help pregnant women lie on visa applications to give birth in the United States. Trump is using this as justification for his attempts to restrict birthright citizenship, Reuters reports. In an email…
Activists opposing Donald Trump's immigration policies are appealing to conservative judges in an attempt to undermine their religious beliefs, CNN reports. As the Supreme Court weighs in on the fate of birthright citizenship, some activists opposing President Donald Trump are appealing directly to conservative judges. They…
Experts on Native American rights point out that the nearly 150-year-old Elk v. Wilkins case is irrelevant to the question of whether birthright citizenship can be revoked for children of immigrants without permanent legal status. The Trump administration takes a different approach…
Tropical islands in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the United States have become a pilgrimage destination for pregnant Chinese women. Women from the Middle Kingdom have transformed the tropical resort into a kind of maternity center, where babies are born there every day, automatically receiving US citizenship, reports the New York Post. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands…
The Supreme Court is preparing to hear Trump v. Washington. This case could change the constitutional understanding of birthright citizenship. Newsweek examines the court's decision. The focus is on President Donald Trump's January 2025 Executive Order 14160, "On..."
A federal appeals court ruled on July 23 that President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, ABC News reported. Trump announced his intention to end birthright citizenship for children of parents who are…