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US could ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for children

Proposal offers look at how state department could enforce Trump order targeting what it calls ‘birth tourism’ The US state department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of Donald Trump’s ⁠latest effort to limit birthright citizenship . The ⁠draft guidance, reviewed by Reuters, is the first detailed look at how the state department could enforce Trump’s 6 August executive order…

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US could ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for children
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CurrentWire ranked this story 68.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

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Source authority
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Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
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Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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