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

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...

The White House signaled plans for executive orders, including ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal ...

Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally. "The federal government will not recognize automatic ...

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

A president cannot amend the Constitution by himself, and a Trump order to end birthright citizenship would doubtless face ...

The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, ...

“He can’t do it!” the critics have invariably howled in decrying President Trump’s landmark Day 1 executive order upending the status quo on birthright citizenship for children born in the ...

about the idea of unrestricted birthright citizenship, as the map below shows. Strikingly, nearly all of those countries recognizing unrestricted birthright citizenship are in the Western ...