The Supreme Court could create a patchwork of citizenship rules that echoes a dark time in the nation's history.

The central dispute yesterday morning was not about the birthright-citizenship order itself. Instead, it was about the relief ...

Trump's executive order denies citizenship to U.S.-born children unless one parent is a citizen or resident, has been ...

The government doesn’t seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy.

Earlier this year President Trump signed an executive order which seeks to restrict this right, which was established by the 14th Amendment in 1868. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday (May ...

All but two countries in the Americas grant automatic birthright citizenship to people born within their borders, but that isn't the norm everywhere.

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end ...

Supreme Court justices on Thursday expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s attempt to enforce his executive order ...

A Guatemalan woman who gave birth in Arizona shortly after crossing the border puts a human face on the topic of automatic ...

For generations, the birth certificate has been the cornerstone of how Americans verify their citizenship. But that standard may soon be upended.

A nearly 160-year-old constitutional right is under fire from the Trump administration, birthright citizenship. But is the US ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his ...