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

During his 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump stated he wanted to end birthright citizenship and on ...

In a world where people are more mobile than ever, nations are struggling to recalibrate who can be a citizen. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome For two summers during high school, instead of ...

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We ...

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

Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship. That order prohibits federal agencies from issuing or accepting citizenship ...

By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington Thirty years ago, Congress considered a bill much like President Trump’s recent executive order on birthright citizenship. It sought to deny automatic ...

While nearly two dozen states are suing to stop President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, some legal experts, such as Hans ...

Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship.   That order prohibits federal agencies from issuing or accepting citizenship ...

Since the adoption of the 14 th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a person is born on U.S. soil, that person is a U.S. citizen regardless of ...