Citizenship

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped President Donald Trump and his administration's fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite the Supreme Court already blocking such an attempt.

"You want to think that it's possible, but these are big dreams. It just confirms that if you do your part, the country will do their part as well," Judge Marmolejo said.

The freshman lawmaker's suggestion that the leader of the Executive Branch defy a ruling by the Judicial Branch's top court would require Trump to take action that's prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

The new legislation could see permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship extended to as many as 2.5 million people who live under the constant threat of removal from the United States.

The top court will consider whether the Census Bureau can ask people living in the United States about their citizenship, starting next year.

A deportation hearing for Savage is pending.

Jay-Z hired on attorney Alex Spiro to help Savage's immigration case.

"Don't make me get my leash."

Chinese customers were coached on how to fraudulently obtain visas and hide their pregnancies when arriving in the U.S.

A number of Danish mayors have already refused to enforce the law.

The trio of hosts on Fox & Friends were visually frustrated while discussing an AP story Thursday about a 19-year-old Central American migrant giving birth on U.S. soil.

Markle is not yet a British citizen.

In 1993, Reid said "no sane country" would grant birthright citizenship.

"Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship."

When asked if Trump could bypass the 14th amendment with an executive order, Republican candidate Josh Hawley, a constitutional attorney, said "of course not."

"We didn't like it when Obama tried changing immigration laws via executive action, and obviously as conservatives, we believe in the Constitution."

"We're the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States...with all of those benefits," Trump claimed, incorrectly.

"If true, there will be serious consequences," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

The Trump administration has reportedly accused hundreds of Hispanic people living along the U.S.-Mexico border of having fake birth certificates, revoking some of their passports.

"Why not pardon himself over an alleged visa payoff?" Manigault Newman speculated of the president and Melania.

President Trump has previously criticized chain migration, the same method that allowed Viktor and Amalija Knavs to become American citizens this week.

President Trump's in-laws gained citizenship Thursday through a program he doesn't want other immigrants to benefit from.

"The application, the process, the interview was no different than anybody else's," the lawyer for Melania Trump's parents said.

The registry could also be used to target Bengalis, who often lack proper government paperwork proving their citizenship. 

The now-viral video shows a Border Patrol agent questioning bus riders' citizenship in New Mexico.

"Breaking faith with these members of our armed forces, as this White House has decided to, is yet another low," Ohio Governor John Kasich said.

"You feel like your rights are stripped from you. You feel hopeless," Davino Watson, an American citizen, said.

On March 26, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that a citizenship question would be added to the 2020 census. This question, originally proposed by the Department of Justice, would ostensibly help enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders incorrectly said the citizenship question on census was removed under Obama administration.

An Indiana transgender man with Mexican citizenship—who challenged a federal appeals court—will not be able to forge ahead with his suit and legally change his name, because he is not a U.S. citizen.