The United States and Israel both wield “birthright” as a tool of settler colonialism—one through exclusion, the other ...

The United States government maintained an absolutely consistent if remarkably frustrating approach to running the nation for almost 250 years because our forefathers established a form of ...

State lawmakers are working to combat President Donald Trump’s new immigration mandate to detain and deport people who ...

President Trump’s torrent of executive actions has spurred a flood of legal challenges seeking to thwart the president’s ...

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

Donald Trump's first week in office underscores what has been clear since his 2016 campaign: he doesn't care one iota about the Constitution.

Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit Thursday to block President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship.

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 ...

New York’s attorney general is in the van of opposition to the 47th president’s agenda — and he owes her office some $500 ...

This is completely unprecedented. We've never seen anything even close to this," Montana State University of Billings political science professor Paul Pope told MTN News.

Since the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a ...