New Trump Admin Rule Narrows Birthright Citizenship Access
The DHS proposal looks to expand exemptions for foreign government workers, offering green cards instead to their children.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a new rule that would narrow the access to birthright citizenship in the United States, according to a report by Newsweek. The proposed rule, which has not yet been officially published, would allow certain children born in the U.S. to foreign government employees to register as lawful permanent residents, while explicitly stating that they are not U.S. citizens at birth unless one parent is a U.S. citizen.
This move is an expansion from just those born to diplomats or ambassadors, and comes in response to Executive Order 14418 issued by President Donald Trump on August 6. The rule aims to prevent the issuance of citizenship documents to certain U.S.-born individuals whose parents fall within specified categories, as the DHS argues that children of foreign government employees fall outside the definition of those subject to the jurisdiction of the United States for purposes of birthright citizenship.
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