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statelessness

The condition of not being considered a national by any state, leaving individuals without legal protection or rights. De-documentation and mass status revocation can create conditions of effective statelessness.

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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.