Citizenship: New Rules for Children Born in the U.S.
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This bill faces massive legal hurdles and would likely be blocked by the Senate or the courts because it challenges a long-standing interpretation of the Constitution.
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Children born in the US to mothers who are unlawfully present would no longer automatically receive citizenship, unless the father is a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. This reverses more than a century of practice under the 14th Amendment for a population of roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants, creating a new category of US-born children without automatic citizenship or a clear legal status.
“the person's mother is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, and the person's father is not, at the time of such person's birth, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence”
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act of 2026
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