Camel Rock near the village of Lauli'i in Pago Pago, American Samoa. A federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday that people born in American Samoa should be granted birthright citizenship. American Samoans can apply for U.S. citizenship but have to pay the $725 application fee, in addition to...
it never happened in American Samoa. Last year, Voa Alailima and his colleagues filed a lawsuit arguing that the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, should apply to the territories.
Camel Rock near the village of Lauli'i in Pago Pago, American Samoa. A federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday that people born in American Samoa should be granted birthright citizenship. American Samoans can apply for U.S. citizenship but have to pay the $725 application fee, in addition to...