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

Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship.   That ...

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

At a time when Indian were not eligible for a US citizenship, Bhicaji Balsara, a textile merchant from Bombay (now Mumbai), ...

Acquiring American citizenship was never an easy process. In the early 20th century, Bhikaji Balsara became the first Indian ...

More than 20 states have sued the Trump administration, saying it has disregarded over 125 years of legal precedent which has guaranteed that a person born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen.

Thirty immigrants from 18 countries are now U.S. citizens following a ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka.

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

In February 2024, President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. policy that dates back almost 50 years, which posits that so-called ...

By LaKeshia N. Myers Fifty-five years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his seminal “Where Do We Go From Here” speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, his prophetic words ...

Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the ...

Immigrant mothers fear their children could live in stateless limbo after the president’s sweeping executive action, Alex ...