Passports Directorate’s advisory to citizens to safeguard passports, check validity before travel

Passport is a travel document, not document of citizenship: Govt

Passport is a travel document, not document of citizenship: Govt

Breaking: Your passport's security and privacy [Scary]

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What Does the Supreme Court Ruling on Citizenship Mean?

The decision was made, but the battle continues.

Supreme Court Protects Individuals Declared Foreigners In Assam

Process of determining citizenship should be fair: Supreme Court protects individuals declared foreigners in Assam

DHS moves to end TPS for 7 countries

The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end temporary protected status for nationals of seven countries after the Supreme Court cleared the Trump administration to proceed with terminations for thousands of Haitians and Syrians. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday issued a series of notices to Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, []...Click to read more

SCOTUS Rules Trump Can’t Change Birthright Citizenship Through Executive Order

The 6-3 ruling means that the 14th Amendment protection of citizenship rights for children born in the U.S. remains.

Immigration Department suspends citizenship for 67 'lost Canadians' as it reviews program

The government has reviewed all of the roughly 6,500 applications for citizenship by descent received under legislation passed last year, acknowledging that some certificates may have been issued without sufficient evidence.

Beyond the passport: The legal ambiguity of Indian citizenship

A recent government statement sparked controversy by clarifying that passports are only travel documents. This article explores the legal complexities of proving citizenship in India and its implications for rights.

Foreign-Born Judge Blocks Citizenship Test Saying It Would ‘Purge’ Voters

A foreign-born federal judge in D.C. ruled Monday that Americans are not allowed to check the citizenship of prospective voters because doing so might “purge voter rolls.” D.C. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, who is from Trinidad and Tobago, blocked the Trump administration from using an updated database called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements []

Govt says Malaysia’s fuel supply secure through December 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The government will continue to ensure there are secure and sufficient levels of...

Supreme Court rulings live: SCOTUS strikes down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship

On the final day of the Supreme Court’s term, justices affirmed that anyone born in the US is a citizen

Ministry must reassess asylum even after fraud, court rules

The government may strip asylum seekers of their residence permits if it emerges they invented their reasons for seeking protection,...

General : Home Ministry To Review EAIC Recommendations On Naturalised Citizenship Applications 

PUTRAJAYA, July 12 (Bernama) -- The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) will review the findings and recommendations submitted by the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) together with relevant agencies, including the National Registration Department (JPN), the Immigration Department (JIM) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), to identify areas for improvement in the management of citizenship applications through naturalisation.

Non-citizens arriving at US border do not automatically get asylum, can be turned away

Non-citizens arriving at US border do not automatically get asylum, can be turned away

Faster services and greater transparency to reshape passport system, DG Says

Faster services and greater transparency to reshape passport system, DG Says

The Birthright Citizenship Decision Is More Evidence for Court Reform

As you’ve seen, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of birthright citizenship by a 6 — or perhaps 5 1/2...

Why Indian passport was never proof of citizenship

Why Indian passport was never proof of citizenship

Passport Has Never Been Proof of Citizenship, No New Policy Change: Govt Sources

The Centre on Thursday clarified that an Indian passport has never been considered conclusive proof of citizenship, asserting that no new decision on the matter has been taken by the Narendra Modi government in the past 12 years, PTI reported citing

These are the world’s most powerful passports in 2026

Europe led the rankings.

Trinidad-born US judge blocks Trump voter database to check citizenship

Trinidad-born United States (US) District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, on Monday, reportedly blocked the Trump administration's revamped SAVE database to check the accuracy of state voter rolls, over privacy and voting-rights violations.According to a report by NBC News, Sooknanan, in a 75-page decision, wrote that: The federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote.”“This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens,” she continued.The US Department of Homeland Security reportedly revamped a system it uses to verify individuals’ citizenship and immigration status last year to make it easier for state and local officials to use it to make sure voters were US citizens.NBC further reported that Sooknanan ruled that the revamped SAVE database also violated privacy laws restricting the federal government’s disclosure of Social Security numbers and other information.

JONATHAN TURLEY: Birthright citizenship ruling leaves conservatives with only one path

The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling upholds birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, with Roberts and Barrett joining liberal justices.

Home Office to introduce new asylum routes to UK

The home secretary said capped safe and legal routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.

“Absurd legal paradox”: Shashi Tharoor questions Centre over “fatuous” passport row, calls for “common-sense legislative overhaul”

A day after the Central Government clarified that a passport has never been considered proof of citizenship, noting the Passports Act 1967 gives legal grounds to provide the document to non-citizens, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the Centre over the controversy, calling it an absurd legal paradox while describing the debate as fatuous and urging a common-sense legislative overhaul to remove ambiguity.

Key Takeaways from Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship 

The court upheld birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and temporary visitors, disallowing Trump's executive order limiting it.

US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to restrict birthright citizenship

High court upholds 14th Amendment principle that children born on US soil automatically receive citizenship

Supreme Court rules to uphold birthright citizenship

by Akemi Tamanaha, Associate Editor The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold birthright citizenship on Tuesday, siding against President Trump and his administration’s attempts to eliminate it. In a 6-3 [] The post Supreme Court rules to uphold birthright citizenship appeared first on URL Media.

Show Your Papers

Something which should be obvious, but for some reason isn't to many people (other than you, dear readers), is that any show your papers system requires everybody to show their papers, not just the people who, you know, don't have papers!And none of us actually have the papers to prove we are citizens, aside from our birth certificates or any subsequent documents that follow from them, like passports. Well, except for naturalized citizens, amusingly.Take away birthright citizenship and those birth certificates don't prove anything at all! Births would have to be logged with the citizenship of the parents, which would be proven by...

Why The Birthright Citizenship Decision Was Wrong

The Supreme Court has ruled that if you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. If your parents traveled here to drop a baby, you are still a citizen. If you spend five minutes here your entire life after your parents drop you here and then take you home, you are still ...

Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, William Boeing: These Fortune 500 founders are the American-born children of immigrants

In a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court voted to uphold birth citizenship, the idea that children born in the U.S. are automatically U.S. citizens.

What constitutes proof of Indian citizenship if not a passport, Aadhaar or voter ID?

A fresh debate over proof of Indian citizenship has emerged after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that a passport, despite being issued only to Indian citizens, is not conclusive proof of citizenship.

Prince Harry Says He's Exploring 'Every Available Option' to Bring Archie and Lilibet to the U.K. Safely

The issue is whether appropriate and proportionate protective security is being provided throughout the entirety of the visit, a spokesperson says in a statement shared with PEOPLE

Birthright Citizenship Lives: Only Three Justices Side With Intended Meaning

Only three Supreme Court judges believe American citizenship should not be automatically granted to people just for being born here. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld by a vote of 6-3 birthright citizenship, the version of the 14th Amendment that makes anyone who is born here, with diplomatic exceptions, an American citizen. This includes the ... The post Birthright Citizenship Lives: Only Three Justices Side With Intended Meaning appeared first on The New American.

States Can’t Use SAVE to Check Voter Citizenship, Judge Rules

A federal database used by Mississippi for voter citizenship verification is unlawful and cannot be used in its current form due to changes President Donald Trump made, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The post States Can’t Use SAVE to Check Voter Citizenship, Judge Rules appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Conflicting court orders over citizenship data stir more midterm confusion...

Conflicting court orders over citizenship data stir more midterm confusion... (First column, 1st story, link)

Federal Judge Bars Trump Admin From Using Repurposed Immigration Database To Check Voter Rolls

U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered DHS to stop allowing states to use a centralized national database of citizens built for checking immigration status to screen their voter rolls.

Joy for immigrant families as US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship for children of undocumented or temporary residents, overturning Trump's executive order on June 30, 2026.