U.S. immigration officials on Thursday defended a new policy that ends automatic...
- U.S. immigration officials on Thursday defended a new policy that ends automatic citizenship for some children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military, saying it would only affect a “handful” of families every year.
Under current policy, children of service members and other officials stationed abroad are considered to be “residing in” the United States, so they receive the same automatic citizenship as if they were born on U.S. soil. A “fact sheet” posted on the USCIS website suggested the new policy would be limited in scope, saying it would exempt children born abroad to a U.S. citizen who was physically present on U.S. territory for at least five years.
Acting USCIS director Ken Cuccinelli said on Twitter on Wednesday that the new rule “does NOT impact birthright citizenship” - the doctrine, criticized by Trump, by which anyone born in the United States or its possessions automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.
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