As of the second week of October, thousands of U.S. resident have been prevented from become U.S. citizens in time to meet their states’ voter registration deadlines, thus barring them from voting in the election.…
U.S. Citizenship
A federal judge said American Samoans should be considered U.S. citizens, not U.S. nationals. However, on Friday another federal judge issued a stay on that order until the issue is resolved on appeal. Being a U.S. national…
The issue of American Samoans’ citizenship is still unclear.
CNN reports that Supreme Court justices were deeply divided yesterday over whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Five former directors of the Census Bureau, who have served under both Democratic…
Supreme Court Conservatives Appear to Lean Toward Allowing Citizenship Question on Census
The DC Circuit upheld the district court, ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause does not extend birthright citizenship to those born in American Samoa, because the Citizenship Clause is textually ambiguous as to whether…
If your born in America Samoa are you a U.S. Citizen at birth?
DOS press release that as of 10/30/10, Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to 7/1/10 will no longer be accepted as primary proof of U.S. citizenship for a U.S. passport book or passport card.