Tag: Birthright Citizenship

What did SCOTUS rule on birthright citizenship? | Explained

July 5, 2026 admin

The story so far: On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld birthright citizenship provided under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The SCOTUS struck down President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (E0) 14160, which sought to end unconditional birthright citizenship that the U.S. grants. With the 6-3 judgment, anyone…

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

June 30, 2026 admin

Demonstrators hold letters making up the slogan “Born in the USA = citizen!” outside the U.S. Supreme Court building. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the…

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Trump’s Citizenship Order’s Big Impact On Expecting Indian Parents

February 12, 2025 admin

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to ban birthright citizenship for children of temporary visa holders was a bolt from the blue for immigrants, especially Indians, in America. Although on hold for now after a legal challenge, the policy has left thousands of Indians, expecting to be parents shortly, in limbo. For…

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What citizenship laws do countries follow? | Explained

February 1, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: In the gale of executive orders announced after Donald Trump assumed office for a second term, the President issued one diluting birthright citizenship, which has…

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What citizenship laws do countries follow? | Explained

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Birthright Citizenship Not For Unqualified People And Unqualified Kids: Trump

January 31, 2025 admin

Washington: 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 children of slaves, not to provide a blanket opportunity for individuals worldwide to claim US citizenship. “Birthright citizenship was, if you look back when this was…

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Birthright citizenship was for children of slaves, not for world to ‘pile’ into U.S.: Trump

January 31, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, on January 30, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the U.S.. On the very…

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Trump Says Will “Obviously” Appeal Birthright Citizenship Ruling

January 24, 2025 admin

US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling. Washington: US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. “Obviously we will appeal it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the ruling…

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C-Sections On Rise As Indians In US Scramble To Beat Trump’s Citizenship Order

January 23, 2025 admin

New Delhi: After he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order ending ‘birthright citizenship’, a 127-year-old amendment to the Constitution that guarantees American nationality to children born there, even if neither parent holds it. The order – which has already been contested, in separate…

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U.S. birthright citizenship: Indian-American lawmakers oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order

January 22, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian-American lawmakers have opposed the executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump on changes in birthright citizenship, a move likely to hit not only illegal immigrants from around the world but also students and professionals from India. On Monday (January 20, 2025,) in the opening hours of…

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