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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Donald Trump claims birthright citizenship was for slaves' children, not immigrants. His executive order to restrict it was ...

On Day One of his second administration, President Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants ...

Almost every CT town is home to children of foreign-born parents. The state is challenging an effort to end birthright ...

El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez discussed the county's decision to join a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order on birthright citizens ...

One loophole in President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship could permit Chinese nationals, along with other non-citizens, to continue obtaining U.S. citizenship for their ...