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US passport application policy changes

Overview

The U.S. Department of State has released draft guidance to implement President Donald Trump’s August 6 executive order (EO 14418), which seeks to restrict birthright citizenship by targeting “birth tourism.”

The proposed regulations would require parents or legal guardians applying for children’s passports to provide evidence of their own U.S. citizenship or immigration status. Specifically, U.S. citizens may be asked for a passport or birth certificate, while non-citizens may need to present I-94 forms or Green Cards. The State Department intends to use this documentation to enforce restrictions outlined in the order, which denies citizenship to children if a parent works for a foreign government in the U.S., engages in fraud to obtain citizenship, or is classified as an “alien enemy.”

This initiative follows a previous attempt to limit birthright citizenship, which the Supreme Court struck down in a 6-3 decision for violating the 14th Amendment. Legal challenges continue; a federal judge in Maryland, Deborah Boardman, recently issued an injunction blocking the order’s application for children included in a class-action lawsuit, describing the measure as “almost certainly unconstitutional.”

Entities

Tommy Pigott · US State Department · United States · US Supreme Court · U.S. Department of State

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

Coverage disagrees

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  • "The US Department of State has proposed requiring parents applying for children's passports to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status." rtsh.al · www.vol.at · www.cnnbrasil.com.br · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · www.epochtimes.com · +7 more

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    "Current passport applications for children only require proof of parentage and a photo ID." www.vol.at · www.epochtimes.com · www.n-tv.de

    The first claim asserts a proposal to require proof of citizenship/status for parents, while the second claims current requirements only necessitate proof of parentage and photo ID.

Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [POLITICS] 21 sources
    US State Department proposes new passport rules to restrict birthright citizenship

    The US State Department proposes requiring parents to prove their citizenship or immigration status when applying for children's passports to enforce new restrictions on birthright citizenship.

  2. 14 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    US State Department proposes online passport renewal for citizens abroad

    The US State Department proposes allowing American citizens living abroad to renew passports online, eliminating the need for in-person embassy or consulate visits through a phased international rollout.

Sources

arynews.tv · bhaskarlive.in · businessday.ng · businesselitesafrica.com · canal44.com · diariodocentrodomundo.com.br · elcirculorojo.com.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · epochtimes.com · europesays.com · kurierverlag.de · leinetal24.de · meinegemeinde.vol.at · munsifdaily.com · n-tv.de · news.cnyes.com · rtsh.al · sbtnews.sbt.com.br · socialnews.xyz · stheadline.com · tt.com · tw.nextapple.com · tz.de · viagemegastronomia.com.br

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