Washington, April 2 (IANS) The US government flagged concerns over “birth tourism,” particularly from China, as it urged the Supreme Court to curb automatic citizenship for children born on American soil.Arguing for the Trump administration, Solicitor General John Sauer told the court on Wednesday (local time) that foreign nationals are increasingly travelling to the US to give birth, creating what he described as a large-scale industry.He cited reports of up to 1 to 1.5 million births linke…
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Washington, April 2 (IANS) Native Americans, or American Indian tribals, have emerged as a key focus in the US Supreme Court’s hearing on birthright citizenship, which President Donald Trump wants to change, as lawyers debated how early constitutional principles apply to modern immigration.Arguing for the Trump administration on Wednesday, Solicitor General John Sauer told the court that the 14th Amendment was never meant to grant universal citizenship to everyone born in the United States.He …
Washington, April 2 (IANS) A US Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship has raised concerns among Indian professionals on H-1B visas and other temporary permits.The Trump administration told the court that children born to “temporary visitors” may not automatically be US citizens.Solicitor General John Sauer said the Constitution requires “direct and immediate allegiance” to the United States, not just birth on its soil.He argued that children of people on temporary visas do not mee…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The US Supreme Court heard sweeping arguments on whether the Constitution guarantees citizenship to all children born on American soil, as the Trump administration pressed a narrower reading that could exclude children of undocumented migrants and temporary visitors.Arguing for the government on Wednesday (local time), Solicitor General John Sauer told the court that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was never meant to apply universally. “The clause does not …
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship, becoming the first sitting president known to appear in person for proceedings at the nation’s highest court, as justices weighed a challenge to his executive order restricting automatic citizenship. Trump’s motorcade arrived shortly before arguments began, and he later departed after Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented the administration’s case. Camer…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he plans to attend a US Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, as the top court prepares to take up a closely watched legal challenge to his executive order on the issue.“I think so. I do,” Trump said when asked if he would be present in court. “Because I have listened to this argument for so long.”The case centres on Trump’s effort to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen pare…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship, which tests President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizens and could reshape the meaning of the 14th Amendment and decades of legal precedent. The case centres on an executive order issued by Trump. It directs federal agencies to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are either in the …
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Concerns about Chinese nationals exploiting America’s birthright citizenship laws through a growing “birth tourism” industry surfaced during a US Senate hearing, with one witness warning lawmakers that thousands of children born in the United States are later raised in China.The issue was raised during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution examining whether children born in the United States to undocumented migrants or temporary visi…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The Hindu American Foundation has joined dozens of faith-based organisations in urging the US Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, warning that any attempt to limit the constitutional right would unsettle immigrant families and threaten religious diversity in the country.On February 26, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined 57 faith-based organisations to file an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, a case currently under review by the US Supreme Court, ac…