The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

Officials in Santa Clara County on Thursday said they have filed a federal lawsuit over President Trump's executive order ...

Fourteenth Amendment-mandated birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens is, at best, a live and unsettled legal ...

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

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

Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship.   That ...

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

President Trump said birthright citizenship was created for children of former slaves but is no longer appropriate with ...

Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order, protecting citizenship for children of undocumented parents, citing its unconstitutionality and impact on Black migrants.

Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit Thursday to block President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship.

Elected officials in New York and nationwide joined an amicus brief filed by the Public Rights Project fighting President ...