Trump Seeks to Restrict Citizenship by Birth on US Soil
Within hours of his inauguration, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order purporting to restrict citizenship by birth on US soil. Under its terms, starting next month, children born in the United States to parents who are undocumented,
Trump’s anti-birthright citizenship effort doesn’t apply only to children of those ‘here illegally’
Trump’s order said the government would no longer recognize U.S. citizenship if a person was born in the U.S. "when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States was lawful but temporary, and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth."
Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? What To Know After Judge Blocks Executive Order
A federal judge Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order outlawing birthright citizenship —the policy automatically giving citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.—and declared it “blatantly unconstitutional,” as legal experts widely believe the president does not have the power to change the policy on his own.
If My Mother Didn’t Have Birthright Citizenship
Birthright citizenship was a profound acknowledgment that those born here, regardless of parentage or circumstance, belong here. For over 150 years, this principle has been an unshakable centerpiece of our constitutional framework, accepted across political and ideological divides.
What to make of Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship faces a tough legal battle, but could have a major impact if enacted.
The battle to keep birthright citizenship begins
Liberal groups hope the conservative Supreme Court will reverse Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order True to his word, President Donald Trump, with the stroke of his pen, upended more than a century of legal precedent with this declaration: “The privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States.
What is the 14th Amendment and how does it apply to birthright citizenship?
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the US"—why does Trump wants to change it?
What is birthright citizenship, and which countries have it?
President Donald Trump has falsely claimed the U.S. is alone in offering citizenship as a birthright. More than 30 countries do — but some have rolled it back.
House Republicans want to end U.S. birthright citizenship with legislation
Republican members of Congress say they want to codify President Donald Trump's order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the United States.
Trump scraps citizenship by birth in the US. Can it affect your family even if you're on H-1B visa or green card?
President Donald Trump announced an executive order on Monday that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the U.S.
First lawsuit filed in US district court contesting end to citizenship by birth
President Trump's new executive order denies automatic citizenship to certain children born in the US. Immigrants' rights ...
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons ...
How Does Birthright Citizenship in the U.S. Compare to the Rest of the World?
Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.
Donald Trump scraps citizenship by birth in the US: How can it affect H-1B visa or green card holders working there?
President Donald Trump announced the end of birthright citizenship in the US for children born to illegal immigrants or ...
US Citizens Are Being Told To Carry Birth Certificates Amid ICE Raids
The leader said citizens should carry their certificate of Indian birth, their state ID or driver's license, or other forms ...
Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too
President Trump’s public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also ...