{"id":11,"date":"2017-08-01T12:13:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upaullaw.com\/faq\/"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:43:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:43:04","slug":"immigration-news-and-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upaullaw.com\/immigration-news-and-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f15216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f15216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d1daef\" data-id=\"2d1daef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8e6a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a8e6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8b96f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8b96f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f10f87\" data-id=\"2f10f87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e124027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e124027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPORTANT IMMIGRATION NEWS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95371c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"95371c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feedzy-rss\"><ul>\n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/13\/judge-strikes-keeping-families-together-parole-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Judge Strikes Down \u2018Keeping Families Together\u2019 Parole Process\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/immigration-impact-keeping-families-together.jpg');\" title=\"Judge Strikes Down \u2018Keeping Families Together\u2019 Parole Process\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Judge Strikes Down \u2018Keeping Families Together\u2019 Parole Process\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/13\/judge-strikes-keeping-families-together-parole-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJudge Strikes Down \u2018Keeping Families...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t November 13, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>After initially blocking the Biden administration\u2019s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment last week ending the parole process altogether. Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the whole [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/13\/biden-should-protect-immigrants-before-he-leaves-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/immigration-impact-biden-protect-office.jpg');\" title=\"Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/13\/biden-should-protect-immigrants-before-he-leaves-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBiden Should Use His Authority to Protect...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t November 13, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport millions of immigrants in his successful bid for a second term at the White House. This week, we gained a clearer picture about how he aims to fulfill this promise. Tom Homan, former acting chief for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/04\/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-asylum-seekers-port-of-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers\u2019 Rights to Present at POEs\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immigration-impact-biden-children-adult-border.jpg');\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers\u2019 Rights to Present at POEs\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers\u2019 Rights to Present at POEs\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/04\/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-asylum-seekers-port-of-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFederal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t November 4, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ports of entry along our borders are supposed to be where people in need of protection can come to seek humanitarian relief. But since 2016, every presidential administration has used different tactics to turn people away from ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S.-Mexico border before they even get [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/01\/what-is-the-bipartisan-border-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"What Is the \u2018Bipartisan Border Bill\u2019 and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/immigration-impact-anti-imm-bills-pass-1-1024x514.jpg');\" title=\"What Is the \u2018Bipartisan Border Bill\u2019 and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"What Is the \u2018Bipartisan Border Bill\u2019 and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/01\/what-is-the-bipartisan-border-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Is the \u2018Bipartisan Border Bill\u2019 and How...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t November 1, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cbipartisan border bill\u201d has been front and center in the presidential election, but it is often presented to the public without clarity on what the bill would actually do. In May, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024. This bill includes nearly [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/01\/seasonal-immigrant-workers-are-in-high-demand-americas-h-2b-visa-program-isnt-keeping-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America\u2019s H-2B Visa Program Isn\u2019t Keeping Up.\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/immigration-impact-immigrants-workers-wages-1024x670.jpg');\" title=\"Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America\u2019s H-2B Visa Program Isn\u2019t Keeping Up.\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America\u2019s H-2B Visa Program Isn\u2019t Keeping Up.\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/11\/01\/seasonal-immigrant-workers-are-in-high-demand-americas-h-2b-visa-program-isnt-keeping-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand....\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t November 1, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy seasons\u2014filling temporary, seasonal jobs when domestic workers were not available. This support\u2014almost always of manual labor\u2014is possible due to the H-2 visa program, which Congress created in 1952 with the [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/29\/foia-documents-show-troubling-gaps-in-transparency-at-torrance-county-detention-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in Transparency at Torrance County Detention Facility\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/immigration-impact-ice-lawsuit-phone-access2-1.jpg');\" title=\"FOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in Transparency at Torrance County Detention Facility\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"FOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in Transparency at Torrance County Detention Facility\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/29\/foia-documents-show-troubling-gaps-in-transparency-at-torrance-county-detention-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 29, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Torrance County Detention Facility, located in the remote deserts of New Mexico, is notorious for its mistreatment of migrants. The facility\u2019s issues are compounded by the fact that Torrance has largely operated in secrecy. However, documents and data uncovered through a FOIA request have [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/29\/temporary-protected-status-whats-up-with-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Temporary Protected Status: What\u2019s Up With That?\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/immigration-impact-tps-lebanese.jpg');\" title=\"Temporary Protected Status: What\u2019s Up With That?\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Temporary Protected Status: What\u2019s Up With That?\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/29\/temporary-protected-status-whats-up-with-that\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporary Protected Status: What\u2019s Up With That?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 29, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On October 17, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Secretary Mayorkas was designating the country of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Through this designation, DHS expects that as many as 11,000 Lebanese individuals currently in the country will be eligible to [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/collective-action-protections-h2a-workers-face-uphill-legal-battles\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/immigration-impact-h2a-workers.jpg');\" title=\"Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/collective-action-protections-h2a-workers-face-uphill-legal-battles\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollective Action Protections for H-2A Workers...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 25, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In April, the Department of Labor (DOL) published an expansive regulation aimed at increasing protections for the growing number of temporary agricultural workers entering the United States on H-2A nonimmigrant visas. A key component of the regulation establishes new protections for H-2A workers to [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/volunteer-support-immigrants-pro-bono-attorneys-interpreters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Volunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono Attorneys and Interpreters Needed\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/immigration-impact-volunteer-ijc.jpg');\" title=\"Volunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono Attorneys and Interpreters Needed\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Volunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono Attorneys and Interpreters Needed\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/volunteer-support-immigrants-pro-bono-attorneys-interpreters\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 25, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you an attorney looking for a way to provide pro bono legal support to people working on their immigration cases? Or someone who could volunteer as an interpreter for those attorneys?\u00a0 Consider joining the Immigration Justice Campaign. We give volunteer attorneys all the help they need to take [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/business-leadership-on-immigration-during-an-election-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Business Leadership on Immigration During an Election Year\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/immigration-impact-business-election-hear.jpg');\" title=\"Business Leadership on Immigration During an Election Year\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"Business Leadership on Immigration During an Election Year\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/25\/business-leadership-on-immigration-during-an-election-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBusiness Leadership on Immigration During an...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 25, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is splashed across the news, it can be easy to get lost in the whirlwind of misplaced fear politicians continue to foster. But this year\u2019s eighth annual Global Talent Chamber Network (GTCN) Convening: Business Leadership on Immigration During an Election [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/18\/origins-birthright-citizenship-united-states-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained\"   style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/immigration-impact-birthright-citizenship-origins.jpg');\" title=\"The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained\"><\/span><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/your-site\/default-image.jpg);\" title=\"The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2024\/10\/18\/origins-birthright-citizenship-united-states-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t October 18, 2024 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For over a century, the United States has applied the principle of jus soli, or birthplace-based citizenship, to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. territory regardless of their parent\u2019s immigration status. 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