Questions tagged [citizenship]
Regarding "membership" among a country's "nationals," with rights and privileges bestowed upon them according to that country's laws, such as voting and other similar rights.
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In United States v. Wong Kim Ark how did the US Supreme Court determine "manifest intent" within the 14th amendment?
In United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), Justice Gray writes:
The Amendment, in clear words and in manifest intent, includes the children born, within the territory of the United States,...
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What is the definition of "public interest" in the clause 87.302 (1)(a) of Bill C-2?
The clause 87.302 (1) (a) of Bill C-2 reads as follows:
87.302 (1) If the Governor in Council is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, the Governor in Council may, by
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What would she be recorded as in death? [closed]
Let's say that the person was born in country A. She has a birth certificate from country A, along with an abroad citizen ID card, but not a passport from country A as she was never assigned one. She ...
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Is birthright citizenship protected under the Fourteenth Amendment?
I remember the citizenship clause of the United States being present in the 14th Amendment. Would changes to birthright citizenship require a formal amendment to the US Constitution?
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Would termination of US birthright citizenship be retroactive? [duplicate]
It is my understanding that the constitution confers birthright citizenship. If somehow this was nullified (there's probably a better verb), would this apply retroactively to adults born in the US? ...
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Could the U.S. Disqualify some Babies for Birthright Citizenship by exempting them from Most Laws?
If the U.S. Courts ultimately strike down President Trump's EO on Birthright Citizenship as unconstitutional, could the U.S. Government change the law, so that the intended non-citizens are actually ...
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Does Pope Leo XIV lose his citizenships?
Does the new Pope lose his citizenships of Peru and the United States respectively on becoming the Pope?
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What actually are the consequences of being "stripped of citizenship"?
In this other question, Russians were being threatened with loss of citizenship for failing to sign a contract to serve in the military.
But I assume a non-citizen wouldn't be eligible for military ...
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Can one get stripped of one's Russian citizenship if one doesn't sign some military contract?
In one raid, a military officer reportedly accompanied police to hand out conscription notices directly. Activists say authorities are also targeting naturalized citizens who have obtained Russian ...
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Are children newly Excluded from Birthright Citizenship, also immune to U.S. Laws?
I'm not a legal scholar, but the conditions in the 14th amendment seem about as plain as any element of our legal stratum can get,
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and ...
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Does the USA require a renunciation of home nation citizenship when a person becomes a naturalised citizen?
I have never heard of this but what is the official position of the US government on dual or triple citizenship? How many countries’ passports can you legally possess? Is there a limit?
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How would citizenship be determined for those born on the moon or on a spacecraft?
If a Japanese company builds a hotel in low Earth orbit, and a baby is born in that hotel (to non-U.S. parents) while it is over U.S. territory, is the baby a U.S. citizen?
What about a baby born in a ...
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What is the current legal status of birthright citizenship in the U.S. while legal challenges are ongoing?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and ...
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Citizenship of child born in US to diplomat accredited to another country
Scenario: A woman is a high-ranking member of the embassy to Canada from a country outside North America, and she enjoys full diplomatic immunity in Canada. She goes into labor and has serious ...
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Is there any legal obligation to allow non-citizen parents to stay with their citizen children?
Recently, there has been quite a bit of uproar in the news about the citizenship (or lack thereof) of illegal immigrants' children born in the United States.
Presuming that the courts decide that ...
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