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Citizenship

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Trump pushes legislation to end birthright citizenship after SCOTUS decision

  • Jul 1

NC advocates, legal experts react to birthright citizenship ruling

  • Jun 30

SCOTUS rejects Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship

  • Jun 30
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Federal judge bars proof of citizenship requirement to vote

  • Jun 24

DHS proposes 75% increase in fees for citizenship

  • Jun 23

DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people in unprecedented push

  • Jun 9

It's suddenly much easier for Americans to get Canadian citizenship

  • Apr 24

SCOTUS questions Trump's bid to redefine birthright citizenship

  • Apr 1

Latest Videos

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NC welcomes new citizens in July 4th in ceremony at the State Capitol

  • Jul 5, 2025
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Nearly 2 dozen in the Triangle complete journey to become U.S. Citizens

  • Jul 4, 2023
1:41

Naturalization ceremony held outside State Capitol

  • Jul 4, 2023
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18 Marines become new citizens aboard USS Wilmington

  • Dec 3, 2022
3:16

Immigrants realize their dream of becoming citizens at the annual naturalization ceremony

  • Jul 4, 2018
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Dozens of people sorwn in as American citizens on July 4th holiday

  • Jul 21, 2017
1:23

Naturalization ceremony in Raleigh

  • Oct 15, 2015

Latest Stories

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House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections

The bill, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate.

  • Feb 12
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Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's election executive order

A judge permanently blocked two provisions of the executive order that sought to impose proof-of-citizenship rules.

  • Jan 31

Raleigh immigration lawyer talks fallout from pause on applications for those from certain nations

The U.S. is pausing all immigration applications, such as requests for green cards, for people from 19 countries.

  • Dec 3, 2025

Raleigh father self-deports, leaves NC family of 19 years due to threat of arrest

Fidel Rivera, a husband and father who has been in the U.S. for 30 years, is one of thousands of undocumented migrants who have self-deported.

  • Oct 19, 2025
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Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily aren't American citizens.

  • Sep 27, 2025