U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued the injunction at hearing on a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups arguing ...

This article was updated on Feb. 5 at 12:50 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – ...

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

Birthright citizenship for foreigners has been affirmed by the Supreme Court despite being challenged many times, according to the American Immigration Council. Libertarian think tank Cato ...

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and Coeur D'Alene Tribe recently issued statements following Trump's executive orders.

Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution, reports ...

Native Americans were given U.S. citizenship in 1924 ... Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in 1868, guaranteeing ...

Less than three days after it was signed, President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship has run into its first legal roadblock. A judge called it "blatantly ...