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The State Department has updated its policy regarding granting citizenship to children born via in vitro fertilization or surrogacy. Its earlier rules denied citizenship to those children unless they had direct genetic ties to their parent who was a U.S.

U.S. Ends Policy Of Denying Citizenship To Children Born Via IVF Or Surrogacy

May 19, 2021
The State Department says its updated policy "takes into account the realities of modern families" and advances in reproductive technology.
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Demonstrators protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act near Jamia Millia Islamia on Dec. 15 in New Delhi.

'Our Democracy Is In Danger': Muslims In India Say Police Target Them With Violence

Jan 25, 2020
Dozens of Indians, most of them Muslim, have been killed by police in weeks of nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. Their families believe they were singled out because of their faith.
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An image of Ow Luen from his file, originally held at the USCIS, now available at the National Archives.

Tracing Your Family's Roots May Soon Get A Lot More Expensive

Dec 29, 2019
Access to some genealogical records kept by the U.S. government may get a lot more expensive, especially for those seeking family records for immigrants from the late 1800s to mid-1900s.
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John Fitisemanu, an American Samoan, filed the lawsuit against the U.S. government after he was denied the opportunity to apply for federal government jobs listing citizenship as a requirement.

American Samoans' Citizenship Status Still In Limbo After Judge Issues Stay

Dec 13, 2019
After ruling on Thursday that anyone born in American Samoa should be recognized as a U.S. citizen, the same judge on Friday decided to put the order on hold until the issue is resolved on appeal.
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Protesters throw stones at security officers during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Gauhati, India, on Wednesday.

India Passes Controversial Citizenship Bill That Would Exclude Muslims

Dec 11, 2019
The legislation would fast-track citizenship for scores of other immigrants living in the country.
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National
A new Trump administration policy on citizenship for children born abroad may affect only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government employees, but its announcement drew anger.

What Do New Citizenship Rules For Kids Of U.S. Military, Workers Abroad Mean?

Aug 29, 2019
Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.
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Nevada Joins States, Cities Opposing Census Lawsuit

Aug 15, 2019

Nevada has joined a coalition of 15 states and several major cities opposing a lawsuit by the state of Alabama that would have the U.S. Census count only U.S. citizens.

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Soleman Nessa's husband took his own life after authorities questioned his citizenship. "It was the month of Ramadan. The sun was rising. We were boiling rice and when my son went to the kitchen to get something, he saw my husband hanging there. He screa

In India's Assam State, Residents Of River Islands Face Uncertainty Over Citizenship

Jul 21, 2019
Some 4 million people, many Muslim and impoverished, were excluded from a 2018 official register of citizens. Photographer CK Vijayakumar visited Assam to learn more about the challenges they face.
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National
New citizens take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Oakland Park, Fla., earlier this year. The Trump administration has announced there will be changes to the U.S. citizenship test.

Trump Administration Revising U.S. Citizenship Test

Jul 20, 2019
After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.
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World
Tobiron Nessa, 45, is the only member of her immediate family whom the Indian government recognizes as a citizen. Her husband and five children have all been left off the National Register of Citizens even though she says all have Indian birth certificat

Millions In India Face Uncertain Future After Being Left Off Citizenship List

May 10, 2019
The northeastern state of Assam left some 4 million people, mostly Muslims, off its citizenship register last year. At the same time, India is seeking to offer citizenship to non-Muslim foreigners.
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Allison Blixt (right) and Stefania Zaccari with their sons, Lucas, 3, and Massi, 11 months. Stefania gave birth to Lucas and he was refused U.S. citizenship; Allison gave birth to Massi and he was granted citizenship.

Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

Jan 26, 2018
The children were born to two married, same-sex couples with a U.S. citizen parent and foreign parent. The children were denied citizenship because they're genetically tied to only the foreign parent.
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The Two-Way
The Supreme Court says a lower court erred in its guidance to a jury about the standard for stripping a refugee of her American citizenship.

Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court On Grounds For Stripping U.S. Citizenship

Jun 22, 2017
"We have never read a statute to strip citizenship from someone who met the legal criteria for acquiring it," Justice Elena Kagan wrote. "We will not start now."
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Michel Martin, Going There
NPR's Michel Martin talks with the audience at the live performance of "Going There" at Colorado State University May 24, 2016.

Going There: Civics 101 - What Does It Mean To Be A Good Citizen?

May 31, 2017
Join NPR's Michel Martin and WVIA in Scranton, Pennsylvania for a night of conversation and entertainment as we discuss the meaning of an active citizen.
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John L. Smith On Citizenship Outreach

May 16, 2017

Nevada Public Radio contributor returned to his alma mater, Western High School, for a citizen workshop sponsored by Mi F

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The Two-Way
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull earlier this month. He is proposing tougher requirements for citizenship.

Australia Plans To Tighten Rules For Citizenship

Apr 20, 2017
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed longer wait times, stricter English language requirements and a revamped "Australian values" test.
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Couples stand in line to obtain their marriage licenses in this photograph, taken sometime between 1915 and 1920. The 1907 Expatriation Act would have affected people trying to get married during this time period — though the couples depicted in this p

That Time American Women Lost Their Citizenship Because They Married Foreigners

Mar 17, 2017
None of these rules applied to American men when they chose a spouse.
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U.S.
Francisco Rodriguez, is the museum director in Guanica. Most people there support statehood because of the town's historical connection to the U.S.

Puerto Ricans Reflect On A Century Of (Limited) Citizenship

Mar 02, 2017
People born in Puerto Rico have been counted as U.S. citizens since 1917, but they can't vote for president and don't have voting representation in Congress.
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The Two-Way
Palma walks toward one of the international bridges between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. After almost two years in detention, Palma was finally set free on Jan. 5.

You Say You're An American, But What If You Had To Prove It Or Be Deported?

Dec 22, 2016
It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.
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The French Presidential Election

Apr 19, 2012
Maybe we've been so obsessed with our own presidential election that we've missed other people's elections. The French are, in fact, going to the polls in less than a week.
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What's Next for the Dreamers

Aug 03, 2011
The Dreamers - the group of young people who came to the United States as children without documentation - are now in their teens and twenties. They cannot return back to their home countries but they cannot win citizenship here. What is the next step? What is Plan B for winning recognition for the Dreamers. Some of the new generation of Nevada activists tell us what they're planning.
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