Through Indigenous Eyes: Trump, birthright citizenship and the Indigenous exception
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump announced an executive order ending birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to formerly enslaved Black people after the Civil War.
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Trump Trying to Overturn the 14th Amendment Should Scare the Hell out of Every AmericanNo U.S. president has ever gone after the 14th Amendment before, but Trump’s birthright citizenship attack isn’t the first time this amendment has been under fire. Ironically, 2025 marks 30 years ...
In fact, the Civil Rights Act remained valid law for another 70 years, with courts and legal scholars alike assuming that ...
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act offers a fast track to Indian citizenship for all persecuted minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh – except if they are Muslim. By discriminating against ...
Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution , ...
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
The Supreme Court will have the final say and will almost certainly interpret the 14th Amendment in Mr. Trump's favor.
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.
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...
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