When officials denied that he was a citizen, Wong Kim Ark took his case to the Supreme Court and won. Today, that decision is ...

The 14th Amendment says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” ...

In the United States, as in Europe, the advent of national citizenship (as opposed to local citizenship) has mirrored and ...

Understanding the difference between holding a green card and becoming a U.S. citizen is essential for anyone considering their long-term status in the United States.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been working very closely with one of our columnists, Carlos Lozada, on a series of ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the order on Jan. 23, calling it blatantly unconstitutional. 22 states, including North Carolina, have challenged the executive order due to violating the ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly welcomed 30 new citizens at a naturalization ceremony held on the first-floor rotunda of the Kansas Statehouse. The U.S. District Court for the State of Kansas convened ...

A federal judge gently hints that Trump’s lawyer might consider a change of location and extinguishes the dung—for now.

(AP Photo/John Hanna) Thirty immigrants from 18 nations take the oath to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John ...

"Is there a legal path for someone to go after them, to take away their naturalization? If everything was truthful they shouldn’t be fearful. If they have obtained citizenship in the rightful ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

The U.S. naturalized more than 818,000 new citizens from October 2023 through September 2024, an average of about 68,000 a month, according to the federal government. In Topeka, the 30 new citizens ...