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A major blow to the immigrants’ dreams came on January 20, when President Trump signed an executive order ending birthright ...

Executive orders allow a US president to take action without the approval of Congress. They can also be overturned by ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

President Trump said birthright citizenship was created for children of former slaves but is no longer appropriate with ...

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the meaning of the 14th Amendment to end “birthright ...

Trump — who repeatedly pledged to get rid of the department throughout his campaign — has vowed to “save American education” with a focus on parental rights, universal school choice and funding ...

President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship has kicked off an unprecedented legal battle over ...

A federal judge gently hints that Trump’s lawyer might consider a change of location and extinguishes the dung—for now.

Trump’s executive order looks to end citizenship to children born in the U.S., but faces several legal challenges.

UVA legal expert Amanda Frost explains the president’s executive order, the constitutional amendment he seeks to overturn and ...