Citizenship deprivation has emerged as a potent instrument of state sovereignty, deployed increasingly in the name of national security, counter-terrorism and migration control. This practice ...

At present, applicants only need to sign a declaration that they understand the responsibilities and privileges of being a citizen.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Admitted NY Bar and US Tax Court, covers US international tax law. The Exclusive Citizenship Act could create unintended ...

Few of President Trump’s second-term actions have proved as controversial as his Day One executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship. Like much else that he has done and said, the order, ...

The world is failing women and girls. With just five years left to accomplish the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), not a single country is on track to meet SDG 5: achieving gender ...

President Donald Trump claims that birthright citizenship isn’t that: a birthright. He wants the authority to revoke the citizenship of U.S.-born children of immigrants here illegally and visitors ...

Thank you to the ACLU community who came to the Supreme Court today to defend birthright citizenship. You still have time to add your name to our petition to defend birthright citizenship while we ...

For 160 years, Italy has offered citizenship by descent, which meant that any child of an Italian citizen is also an Italian citizen by default. However, in March 2025, the Italian government issued ...

New citizenship rules in Canada are opening the doors to more people obtaining citizenship. If your parent, grandparent, or even great-grandparent was born in Canada, you may already qualify for ...

New Zealand will soon require migrants to pass a citizenship test. Starting in the latter half of 2027, applicants must ...