/tags/u-s-citizenship U.S. citizenship en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:55:50 GMT /immigration/2026-07-01/immigrant-advocates-call-birthright-citizenship-decision-a-win The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 decision, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:55:50 GMT /immigration/2026-07-01/immigrant-advocates-call-birthright-citizenship-decision-a-win Nancy Guan /government-politics/2026-04-02/politifact-trump-misleads-about-birthright-citizenship-birth-tourism-before-scotus-hearing Days before the April 1 oral arguments on a birthright citizenship case, Trump railed against birthright citizenship with talking points that the longstanding practice of granting automatic citizenship to U.S.-born babies is abused by wealthy foreigners, was meant for the children of enslaved people, and that the U.S. is an outlier. Time for a fact-check. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-02/politifact-trump-misleads-about-birthright-citizenship-birth-tourism-before-scotus-hearing Amy Sherman and Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact /government-politics/2026-04-01/desantis-signs-bill-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-register-to-vote-voting-rights-group-sue While Congress remains deadlocked on the SAVE America Act that would require U.S. citizenship to register to vote, that requirement will soon become the law of the land in Florida now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the latest “voting integrity ” legislation. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:31:54 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-01/desantis-signs-bill-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-register-to-vote-voting-rights-group-sue Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-02-05/bill-requiring-new-fl-voters-to-prove-u-s-citizenship-clears-first-committee A bill to impose heightened requirements for first-time voters, including mandating presentation of documents such as a U.S. passport or birth certificate — received its first hearing in this year’s legislative session and was approved by a first committee. Critics contend the bill will end up throwing eligible U.S. citizens off the voter rolls. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:19:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-05/bill-requiring-new-fl-voters-to-prove-u-s-citizenship-clears-first-committee Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /national-politics/2025-09-10/33-million-voters-have-been-run-through-a-trump-administration-citizenship-check Tens of millions of voters have had their information run through the tool — a striking portion of the U.S. public, considering little has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:10:00 GMT /national-politics/2025-09-10/33-million-voters-have-been-run-through-a-trump-administration-citizenship-check Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks /immigration/2025-07-10/justice-department-efforts-to-strip-citizenship-from-naturalized-americans-likely-violate-constitutional-rights While a recent Justice Department memo prioritizes national security cases, it directs the department to “maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence” across 10 broad priority categories. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:02:00 GMT /immigration/2025-07-10/justice-department-efforts-to-strip-citizenship-from-naturalized-americans-likely-violate-constitutional-rights Cassandra Burke Robertson and Irina D. Manta | The Conversation /npr-breaking-news/2024-11-08/judge-strikes-down-biden-program-shielding-immigrant-spouses-from-deportation A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:54:26 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-11-08/judge-strikes-down-biden-program-shielding-immigrant-spouses-from-deportation The Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2024-08-26/judge-orders-pause-on-biden-program-offering-legal-status-to-spouses-of-u-s-citizens The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:40 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-08-26/judge-orders-pause-on-biden-program-offering-legal-status-to-spouses-of-u-s-citizens The Associated Press /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Registration has begun under President Joe Biden's offer of a path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens without having to first leave the country. An estimated 500,000 spouses could benefit. But some are feeling left out. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:06:08 GMT /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Gisela Salomon and Elliot Spagat | Associated Press /americas/2024-07-25/noncitizens-are-less-likely-to-participate-in-a-census-with-citizenship-question-study-says Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-07-25/noncitizens-are-less-likely-to-participate-in-a-census-with-citizenship-question-study-says Mike Schneider | The Associated Press