Around three dozen countries and the U.S. offer automatic citizenship to children born within their borders, regardless of ...

The policy was the result of African Americans pushing for decades to be recognized as full citizens and part of a trio of ...

Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship faces a tough legal battle, but could have a major impact if enacted.

Thirty-three other countries grant automatic citizenship to children born in the country regardless of their parent’s ...

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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a ...

Dozens of people who were born in countries outside of the United States can now call themselves Americans. On Friday, 60 ...

Australians are celebrating and protesting across the country as Australia Day draws attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election ...

The amendment grants citizenship to almost everyone born inside the country — a rare policy for an advanced economy in the 21st century. Among the 20 most developed countries in the world ...

Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally. "The federal government will not recognize ...