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Second judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order in back-to-back rulings

5:02pm February 05, 2025

The second preliminary injunction, issued by Seattle U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, indefinitely blocks President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship. It comes a day after a Maryland federal judge issued a similar ruling.

Parsonage recommends no one open their doors for ICE if they're visited at their home. ERIN HOOLEY/AP

Politics & Government

Winston-Salem immigration attorney says clients are on high alert as Trump presidency begins

7:00am January 24, 2025

by Santiago Ochoa

Helen Parsonage, a Winston-Salem immigration attorney, discusses how she and her clients are feeling after President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That's easier said than done

10:00am January 23, 2025

One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

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22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship

3:47pm January 22, 2025

by Associated Press

Attorneys general from 22 states, including North Carolina, have sued to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship. That long-held practice guarantees that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley participates in fourth Republican Presidential Primary Debate on on December 6, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Bringing birther back, Donald Trump questions Nikki Haley's right to be president

11:42am January 10, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

The former governor of South Carolina, Haley was born in the southern state. But as she surges in Republican polls, Trump is elevating false conspiracy theories about her citizenship on social media.

Russian nationals Alla Prigolovkina, her husband Andrei Ushakov, their Argentine-born son Lev Andres and their dogs Santa and Cometa visit a park Feb. 14 in Mendoza, Argentina. In spite of the language barrier and the stifling summer heat, Prigolovkina and Ushakov have quickly adopted Argentine customs since their July move.

World News

Pregnant Russians flock to Argentina, seeking passports — and options — for their kids

3:11pm February 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

The navy blue booklets, available to anyone born there, allow entry to 171 countries without a visa. It's a backup plan that well-off Russians believe may come in handy in the ever-uncertain future.

President Trump arrives to speak at an election rally in Murphysboro, Ill., on Oct. 27. He is doing a slew of events leading up to Election Day.

Trump Denies 'Fearmongering' With Immigration Rhetoric Ahead Of The Election

9:51pm October 31, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump held a campaign rally in Florida on Wednesday — the first of 11 he is planning in the next six days. His immigration message may help GOP Senate candidates but hurt in House races.

President Trump prepares to depart for Pittsburgh, where 11 people were killed Saturday in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. In an interview with Axios, the president says he intends to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship.

National

Fact Check: 14th Amendment On Citizenship Cannot Be Overwritten By Executive Order

9:24pm October 30, 2018

by Joel Rose

President Trump is floating a new tactic in his immigration crackdown — he wants to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to noncitizens. Few legal experts believe it can be done.

Discussing his plan to roll back part of the Constitution, President Trump says: "They're saying I can do it just with an executive order."

Trump Says He Will Void Birthright Citizenship Law Through Executive Order

3:05pm October 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't," Trump said in a recent interview. House Speaker Paul Ryan disagreed: "Well, you obviously cannot do that."

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Immigrants pose with U.S citizenship certificates in front of a large U.S. flag after a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center in February. A Supreme Court decision Monday will put the foreign-born children of unmarried American fath

High Court Strikes Down Law Favoring Unwed Mothers Over Unwed Fathers

12:29pm June 13, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court struck down a federal law that treats unwed fathers and mothers unequally — a major victory for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has battled the discriminatory rule for decades.

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