Monday’s amicus brief was spearheaded by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and joined by the Republican AGs of 17 other ...

The debate over birthright citizenship has been rekindled, with President Donald Trump at the forefront. Trump has consistently argued that this provision was originally intended to benefit the ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Amid the row over an executive order against birthright citizenship, US President Donald Trump said birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves ...

“It’s ridiculous. We are the only country in the world that does this with the birthright, as you know, and it’s just absolutely ridiculous,” said the 47th president of the United States ...

Now, I don't know, the birthright thing? I have an Arizona birth certificate, unless they lost it. My passport (I hope it is still current) says I live in the US, but I guess it says I'm American.

Since the adoption of the 14th 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 ...

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined, rooted in the same constitutional principles and shaped by racial and ...

This is a developing story. Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. — such ...

Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship will affect Indians. US District Judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump's executive order revoking birthright citizenship. "This is ...

And at least in this first round, they prevailed big-time. This is exactly the ruling they wanted, that all advocates of birthright citizenship and our constitutional order wanted: not any ...

In other words, if you’re born in the U.S., you’re a citizen of the U.S. Donald Trump has spent years condemning what’s known as “birthright citizenship” and vowing to undo it ...

A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday temporarily blocked, nationwide, President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, the first legal roadblock in a ...