More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

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

Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship raises some important questions regarding the interpretation of the ...

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

Real ID is available not only to U.S. citizens but to non-citizen permanent residents (holders of green cards) and those with ...

President Donald Trump incorrectly said that the US is "the only country" that automatically confers citizenship to children ...

A flurry of immigration-related post-inauguration Executive Orders and other planned changes to immigration law under President Trump will alter ...

President Trump’s executive order attempting to stop “birthright citizenship” faces an uphill battle in the courts, but ...

Thirty immigrants from 18 countries are now U.S. citizens following a ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka.

UVA legal expert Amanda Frost explains the president’s executive order, the constitutional amendment he seeks to overturn and ...

Thirty-three other countries grant automatic citizenship to children born in the country regardless of their parents' ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a memo reviewed by NBC News, said additional guidance would be issued on existing ...