What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,
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.
22 states challenge Trump's executive order cutting birthright citizenship
President Trump's bid to cut off birthright citizenship is "flagrantly unlawful," attorneys for 18 states said in a lawsuit challenging the president's executive order.
Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship could have significant impact on Texas
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas and other border states that have large numbers of immigrants in the country legally and illegally.
States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Legal experts said the president’s executive order would upend precedent and is unlikely to pass constitutional muster.
The fight over birthright citizenship is a 'personal' one for Connecticut's attorney general
Attorney General William Tong, himself the son of immigrants, is leading the charge against one of Donald Trump's marquee executive orders.
Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.
NY, 21 other states sue Trump over birthright citizenship, calling executive order unconstitutional
Until the order, which Trump signed the same day he was inaugurated as the 47th president, the U.S. government has, at least the late 1800s, considered the child of any immigrant born on U.S. soil an automatic citizen, even to a mother in the United States illegally.
What Is Birthright Citizenship, and Can Trump Take it Away?
President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is prompting lawsuits alleging he lacks the legal ground to end the right enshrined in the Constitution.
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?
New Hampshire couple from Indonesia on front lines of fight over birthright citizenship
President Trump’s executive order could create a “multigenerational subclass of people born in the US but who are denied full ...
Trump faces suits from 22 state attorneys general over his executive order blocking birthright citizenship
The Democratic attorneys general and immigrant rights advocates say the question of birthright citizenship is settled law and ...
18 states sue Trump administration over order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship
President Trump invoked presidential powers to begin his long-promised immigration crackdown shortly after taking office on ...
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Nevada AG Aaron Ford joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is joining 21 other state attorneys general in suing to block an executive order from ...
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 ...