The 14th Amendment has a clause that grants citizenship to people born in the United States “and subject to the jurisdiction ...

Once upon a time, doctors were convinced that using leeches and drawing the blood of patients cured illness. No matter how ...

President Trump has repeatedly voiced concern over “birth tourism,” wherein foreign nationals travel to the U.S. to give ...

Wong Kim Ark, only the children of U.S. citizens or green card holders with permanent “domicile” in the United States are eligible for birthright citizenship under the Constitution.

In a series of lawsuits, plaintiffs including 22 Democratic state attorneys general, immigrant rights advocates and some ...

Wong Kim Ark, which affirmed that a person born in the U.S., even if birthed by a foreign national, is still a U.S. citizens at birth. Trump made opposition to birthright citizenship part of his ...

The US Supreme Court said it will hear arguments next month over President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his ...

Birthright citizenship represents the best of America: a clear, principled rule that has served us well for over 150 years.

Trump’s immigration policies face mounting legal battles as courts push back on controversial deportations and a challenge to ...

Instead, it used the legal battle ... Wong Kim Ark long has been interpreted as guaranteeing that children born in the United States to non-citizen parents are entitled to American citizenship.