Birthright citizenship was intended to repeal the Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, in which it ruled that Black people, free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens but rather ...

FILE – Mairelise Robinson, a U.S. citizen who is 6 months pregnant, attends a protest in support of birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.

On Thursday, the Trump administration’s effort to limit birthright citizenship ended up in front of the Supreme Court. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, discusses ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments about injunctions against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for those born to parents of undocumented immigrants or foreign visitors.

Around the world: birthright citizenship by region. Some European, Asian and African countries restrict citizenship on the basis of ancestry, parentage or residency.

But the revocation of birthright citizenship from the children of Haitian immigrants – retroactive to 1929 – left hundreds of thousands of people stateless overnight, according to the Center ...

Changes to birthright laws would impact a large portion of the U.S. population. According to 2023 data from the U.S. Census, 22.8 million foreign-born, non-U.S. citizens live in the country.

Changes to birthright laws would impact a large portion of the U.S. population. According to 2023 data from the U.S. Census, 22.8 million foreign-born, non-U.S. citizens live in the country.

Around the world: birthright citizenship by region Some European, Asian and African countries restrict citizenship on the basis of ancestry, parentage or residency.

Around the world: birthright citizenship by region. Some European, Asian and African countries restrict citizenship on the basis of ancestry, parentage or residency.

Changes to birthright laws would impact a large portion of the U.S. population. According to 2023 data from the U.S. Census, 22.8 million foreign-born, non-U.S. citizens live in the country.