Legal Framework

Convention on the Rights of the Child — Article 7

Guarantees immediate birth registration and the child's rights to a name, nationality, and to know and be cared for by their parents, aimed at preventing statelessness and protecting family ties.

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Executive Order Attempting to Restrict Fourteenth Amendment Birthright Citizenship

An executive order attempting to override the Fourteenth Amendment's birthright citizenship guarantee by executive fiat, blocked by every court to consider it and now before the Supreme Court.

  • EO 14160 attempted to deny citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to parents without lawful permanent status.
  • Four federal district courts and two appeals courts blocked the order as unconstitutional.