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Citizenship

City Council scraps proposal to let noncitizens vote in LA elections

  • Jul 1

SCOTUS rejects Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship

  • Jun 30
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Federal judge bars proof of citizenship requirement to vote

  • Jun 24

DHS proposes 75% increase in fees for citizenship

  • Jun 23

DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people in unprecedented push

  • Jun 9

LA councilmember wants to allow noncitizens to vote in city elections

  • May 1

It's suddenly much easier for Americans to get Canadian citizenship

  • Apr 24

SCOTUS questions Trump's bid to redefine birthright citizenship

  • Apr 1

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City Council scraps proposal to let noncitizens vote in LA elections

  • Jul 1
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. Here's what that means

  • Jun 30
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Supreme Court to rule on Trump's birthright citizenship executive order

  • Jun 30
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DHS proposes 75% increase in fees for US citizenship paperwork

  • Jun 23
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LA councilmember wants to allow noncitizens to vote in city elections

  • May 1
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Supreme Court questions Trump's bid to redefine birthright citizenship under 14th Amendment

  • Apr 2
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Justices question administration's 'quirky' arguments in birthright citizenship case

  • Apr 1
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Supreme Court hears Trump bid to end birthright citizenship

  • Apr 1

Latest Stories

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House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections

The bill, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate.

  • Feb 12
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Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's election executive order

A judge permanently blocked two provisions of the executive order that sought to impose proof-of-citizenship rules.

  • Jan 31

Father, reflecting a trend, leaves family of 19 years and self-deports due to threat of arrest

Fidel Rivera, a husband and father who has been in the U.S. for 30 years, is one of thousands of undocumented migrants who have self-deported due to the threat of arrest.

  • Oct 20, 2025
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Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily aren't American citizens.

  • Sep 27, 2025
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USCIS makes new changes to US citizenship test

The government is adding more questions and requirements for the naturalization test to become a U.S. citizen.

  • Sep 17, 2025