In a world where people are more mobile than ever, nations are struggling to recalibrate who can be a citizen.

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.

Since the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright ...

“Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship”—better known as the birthright citizenship executive order ...

The14th Amendment was intended to correct the moral wrongs of slavery. But it has been misunderstood and reinterpreted in ...

Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship faces a tough legal battle, but could have a major impact if enacted.

It’s a right enshrined in the ... and "jus sanguinis", or right of the blood (citizenship is acquired through citizenship of the parents). Which is why birthright citizenship dictates that ...

“It is really important that it’s a vision of citizenship based on land rather than blood ... of birthright citizenship. “(The Supreme Court’s decision) said that the right of citizenship ...

Indigenous people in the U.S. are worried by President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional ...