June 15, 2021

injustice

Fitisemanu v. United States Decided

A federal appeals court ruled that people born in American Samoa are not guaranteed birthright citizenship, upholding the century-old Insular Cases; American Samoans remain US 'nationals,' not citizens, unless they naturalize.

Sources

  1. law.justia.com law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca10/20-4017/20-4017-2021-06-15.html
  2. caselaw.findlaw.com caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/2132620.html