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 ...

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

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

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

Shortly after taking office, Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of ...

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

President Trump’s torrent of executive actions has spurred a flood of legal challenges seeking to thwart the president’s ...

Since his Jan. 20 inauguration, the new president has fired off a flurry of executive orders and immigration-related ...

Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. Melissa graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 with a degree in journalism and is now based in Washington, D.C. She began her ...