US Proposes New Requirements for Parents Proving Status on Children’s Passports

EXCLUSIVE: US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children - Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children  Reuters

US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children

Proposal is how state department could enforce Trump’s executive 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 The ⁠draft guidance, reviewed by ​Reuters, is the first detailed look at how the state department could enforce Trump’s 6 August executive order target...

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US Plans To Ask Parents' Citizenship, Immigration Proof For Their Child's Passport

If the new law is implemented, the proposal would require all parents or legal guardians to provide proof of their citizenship or evidence of their immigration status when submitting a passport application for their children.

US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children

Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the president’s top priorities in his far-reaching crackdown on immigration.