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Also known as "jus soli", it's a policy whereby any child born within a country automatically becomes a citizen of that nation. More than 30 other countries recognize birthright citizenship.

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide ...

Birthplace-based citizenship, which grants citizenship based on place of birth, is formally referred to as jus soli, a Latin term meaning "right of the soil," according to the council.

Jus soli derives from common law, the system used in most English-speaking countries and former British colonies. In civil law systems, such as most European nations, the dominant principle is jus ...

Where countries don’t follow jus soli, they generally rely on jus sanguinis, meaning “right of blood.”Countries like Singapore and China require at least one parent to be a citizen in order ...

Supreme Court and U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer battle over Trump order to end birthright citizenship. What is jus soli? Here's what it all means ...

Gaetz argues that limited jus soli is a principle conveyed in the 14th Amendment and codified in the Immigration and Nationality Act through the statement, “subject to the jurisdiction of.” ...