Thailand takes historic step to end statelessness

Thailand has launched a landmark initiative to end statelessness by granting citizenship to 483,000 long-term residents and members of ethni...

Indian-origin woman becomes US citizen at 99 yrs old

A 99-year-old Indian-origin woman living in Orlando has recently been granted American citizenship. Key points: ...

NBA player Kyle Anderson obtains Chinese citizenship, to represent China at World Cup

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at this year’s FIBA World Cup. About his announcement: The 29-year-old ath...

Trump to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants if elected president

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his vow to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants if elected back in...

Philippine Senate approves bill to grant citizenship to Canadian vlogger ‘BecomingFilipino’

The Senate of the Philippines has approved a bill to grant Filipino citizenship to Canadian vlogger Kyle Douglas Jennerman. Jennerman, who i...

Reintroduced bill aims to reunite Filipino WWII veterans with their children

Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. On Tuesday, the F...

World’s 50 richest cities list: Singapore now has more millionaires than Hong Kong

Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong in its population of millionaires, according to a new report. Hong Kong, which previously ranked fourth in...

New Ohio law requiring IDs to indicate if individual is ‘noncitizen’ sparks controversy

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a controversial law that requires driver’s licenses and state identification to indicate whether ...

Biden’s new export curbs place many Chinese Americans at risk of losing their jobs or their citizenships

New export controls recently mandated by the Biden administration have placed hundreds of Chinese Americans at risk of losing either their ...

Hong Kong denies Australia access to dual citizen facing life imprisonment under national security law

Australian consular officials have reportedly been barred from accessing a Hong Kong-born Australian man detained under the city’s national ...

#DelhiIsBurning Trends as Violence Spreads in India Over Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law

Riots have gripped the Indian capital of New Delhi over a law that grants citizenship for illegal immigrants from neighboring Muslim-majorit...

People Born in American Samoa Are U.S. Citizens, Federal Judge Rules

A federal judge in the state of Utah ruled that those born in American Samoa are considered U.S. citizens and should be issued a new passpor...

Children of U.S. Troops From Overseas Won’t Get Citizenship, Trump Administration Says

Children born to U.S. troops or government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered as U.S. citizens, the Trump admini...

Mindy Kaling Slams Donald Trump’s Plan to Abolish Birthright Citizenship

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has come under fire for his plan to sign an executive order that aims to officially end bi...

U.S. Army Veteran’s Daughter to Be Deported to Korea Because She Was Adopted a Year Too Late

A South Korean-born teenager will be deported back to her home country because her uncle adopted her too late. Hyebin Schreiber, a senior at...

Swedish Model Gives Up Citizenship to Become a Gardener in Japan

Meet Jakob Sebastian Björk, a Swedish-born bodybuilder and a naturalized citizen of Japan. Björk now goes by Tatsumasa Murasame, a name give...

Chinese Immigrant and Ph.D. Candidate Feels ‘Dropped to Hell’ After Sudden U.S. Army Discharge

A 31-year-old doctorate student who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2016 is outraged after his sudden discharge from a special program that sup...

Texas Judge Put On Unpaid Leave Over Citizenship Issues, Becomes U.S. Citizen

A judge serving in Corpus Christi, Texas, received her citizenship after being removed from the bench for not having it, according to CBS. J...

Foreign-Born U.S. Military Recruits Promised Citizenship May Now Face Deportation

A thousand foreign-born recruits in the U.S. Army may face deportation as the Pentagon reportedly plans to scrap a program that previously p...