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US May Impose Citizenship Proof for Child Passports
WHY IT MATTERS
This policy shift could affect thousands of families, particularly those with mixed immigration status, and may lead to increased scrutiny and potential delays in passport processing for US-born children of non-citizen parents.
What happened
The US government is considering a new policy that would require parents to prove their citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for their children.
This move is part of the president's efforts to limit birthright citizenship, a long-standing policy that grants citizenship to children born in the US to non-citizen parents.
The policy change aims to prevent potential abuse of the system, but its implementation and impact are yet to be determined.
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US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children
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