The legal term for birthright citizenship is jus soli, or “by right of soil”—in contrast to jus sanguinis, which assigns citizenship to children based on the national identity of one or both ...

The archbishop of Miami writes that an executive order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship, established by the 14th Amendment and solidified as pertaining to children born in this country ...

It's a right based on soil — jus soli — rather than blood, jus sanguinis. The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday over the issue after a January Trump executive order called to ...

It's a right based on soil — jus soli — rather than blood, jus sanguinis. The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday over the issue after a January Trump executive order called to ...