Italy’s citizenship referendum: What’s at stake? | Civil Rights News
The fate of millions of immigrants is at stake as Italians vote in a two-day referendum that proposes to speed up the process of acquiring…
Italy holds referendum on easing citizenship rules | Labour Rights News
Italians are voting in referendums on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour protections amid concerns that low turnout may deem the poll invalid. Voting began…
Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states
AUSTIN, Texas — President Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote.…
Contributor: Californians insist — immigrants deserve a path to citizenship
News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing. Viral videos of immigrant mothers picked up on sidewalks near their homes,…
Contributor: Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens
The Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic…
Can Trump end birthright citizenship? The US Supreme Court could decide | Donald Trump
Gaining citizenship by simply being born in a country is not the global norm, but it has been a long-standing practice in the United States.…
US Supreme Court grills Trump administration over birthright citizenship | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – Justices at the US Supreme Court have questioned lawyers representing the administration of US President Donald Trump and those challenging his effort…
Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship…
What’s at stake in US Supreme Court birthright citizenship case? | Donald Trump News
It was one of US President Donald Trump’s most ambitious executive orders, and it came just hours after he took office for his second term:…
Most Californians favor proving citizenship to vote, poll finds
While California voters are sharply divided along partisan lines when it comes to election integrity and voter fraud, they broadly support a politically-charged proposal from…
Contributor: Take it from California’s election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham
In my family, voting isn’t just a right — it’s a lifeline.My parents were sharecroppers in Arkansas until 1951, when my dad dared stand up…
Vermont judge orders release of Palestinian man arrested at his U.S. citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia…
U.S. voting officials question agency about Trump’s order overhauling election operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Trump with implementing…
Supreme Court will hear Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear arguments in May on President Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship. But it was not clear whether…
US detains Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Mahdawi’s lawyer says Columbia University student detained as ‘retaliation’ for pro-Palestinian stance.United States immigration agents have arrested a Palestinian man who led demonstrations at Columbia…
California lawmakers kill voter ID bill, launching a citizens’ ballot initiative instead
SACRAMENTO — A bill to require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote was rejected by California lawmakers Wednesday, though the Republican sponsor of…
Trump administration seeks Supreme Court releif on birthright citizenship injunctions
President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, one of…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.In emergency applications…
Where can L.A. immigrants go for help under Trump? Try the public library
Among the bookshelves at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, Ramón Hernández sits in a cubicle a few days a week, holding hour after…
Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5-million potential path to U.S. citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, seeking…