Citizenship
Chinese nationals accused of posing as descendants of Nazi victims to obtain German citizenship
The fraud involves people claiming to be descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazis, with falsified documents and biographical info submitted to the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne.
US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children
US judge blocks Trump's latest birthright citizenship order
US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals
Trump moves to curb birth tourism with new executive orders on citizenship
Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the top priorities in the Republican president's crackdown on immigration.
'Insurance certificate for escape': Israelis reclaim German citizenship in record numbers
Eighty years after the Holocaust, a record number of Israelis are reclaiming German citizenship – not out of nostalgia, but as a passport to security and opportunity
Israel seeks to revoke citizenship of two men convicted in Hamas Cellcom cyber plot
The request is against Rani Awf and Shadi Aidi, two Israeli prisoners convicted of providing security information to an enemy during wartime by shutting down Cellcom's computer systems for Hamas.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The court upheld the blocking of an executive order directing US agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the US if neither parent is a US citizen or legal permanent resident.
Zack Polanski signs letter calling for investigation, screening of IDF vets with UK citizenship
Polanski joined British politicians and activists urging the UK government to probe IDF veterans and implement airport screening for potential war crimes.
Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage
The court finds that citizenship was obtained through a fictitious marriage and false representations to immigration authorities.
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war
Bahrain strips 69 individuals of citizenship for supporting Iran’s attacks on the country during the escalation in March and April.
Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality
The amendments, under Amiri Decree No. (15), published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Youm gazette, requires newly naturalized citizens to renounce any other citizenship within three months.
El-Fattah did not have 'good character' check before obtaining UK citizenship due to legal loophole
Fattah was automatically granted British citizenship in 2021 under an immigration law that allows mothers to transmit their UK citizenship to their children.
Ghana and Israel go tit for tat deporting each others' citizens in diplomatic storm
"If Israel deports 10 Ghanaians, we will deport 10. 20, we'll deport 20. 50 we'll deport 50. We are not going to accept this," said FM Okudzeto Ablakwa.
