Automatic citizenship for people born in the United States is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

If President-elect Donald Trump bans birthright citizenship, would that affect his son, Barron? Here's what to know about ...

For the purpose of this discussion — which will be guided not by nativist outrage but by common sense —”it” shall be defined ...

“I’ve always thought that it was a bad law — to where anybody that ... are fully “subject to the jurisdiction of the United ...

a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof," the statute partly reads. Peter J. Spiro, a ...

Trump also said the order will stop "birth tourism," a term sometimes used to refer to pregnant women who cross the border ...

The President-elect has promised to halt the policy as soon as he gets into office, though such efforts would face steep ...

New York University law professor Adam Cox said Trump was somewhat unclear in his NBC interview about his plans for birthright citizenship, and noted a recent New York Times report that said Trump ...

Sure, the new administration cannot wave a magic wand and end birthright citizenship by executive order. And any attempts ...

Courts have upheld the centuries-long history of birthright citizenship. If the Trump administration tries to end it, the ...

There have been some interesting discussions about birthright citizenship ... “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens ...