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American Samoans like Tulsi are Now considered Citizens
She is definitely a fiction. Also not even eligible. She was born in American Samoa. Actually some Samoans were suing because they are ….
Well fuck me. ……… Look at this timing. Gotta look into this judge.
American Samoans are U.S. Citizens by Birth, Judge Rules
Monday, December 23, 2019
The federal government’s practice of designating individuals born in American Samoa as “noncitizen nationals” is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups has ruled. Fitisemanu et al. v. U.S., No. 1:18-cv-00036-CW (D. Utah Dec. 12, 2019). Judge Waddoups has directed the government to recognize the citizenship of individuals born in American Samoa.
U.S. Citizenship can be either acquired at birth or after birth.
It is acquired at birth if a person is:
Born in the U.S. or certain territories within the jurisdiction of the U.S.; or
Born abroad to a parent or parents who were citizens at the time of the person’s birth.
After birth, citizenship is either:
Derived or acquired through U.S. citizen parents by simply applying for citizenship; or
Acquired through the naturalization process.
Often the terms “citizen” and “national” are used interchangeably – but they are not synonymous. While all U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals, a U.S. national is not necessarily a U.S. citizen. A person who is only a U.S. national:
Has the irrevocable right to remain in the United States or its territories;
Is entitled to a U.S. passport, but the passport will identify the individual as a national, not a citizen;
Is entitled to consular protection abroad;
May apply for naturalization after three months of residency;
May not vote in federal elections;
May not hold a federal elected office; and
May not be eligible for certain jobs that require U.S. citizenship.
This differs from legal permanent residence (“green card” status), because U.S.-national status is irrevocable while green card status is revocable. Another difference is that permanent residents generally must wait three to five years before they can apply for citizenship through the naturalization process while U.S. nationals only have to wait three months.
Currently, there are not many groups of people who are U.S. nationals. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam started granting birthright citizenship in 1917, 1927, and 1952, respectively. Individuals born in American Samoa, however, are U.S. nationals and are not entitled to birthright citizenship. In Fitisemanu, Judge Waddoups ruled that three residents of Utah who were born in American Samoa were birthright American citizens.
Judge Waddoups ruled that individuals born in American Samoa were “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. and …continue on site
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/american-samoans-are-us-citizens-birth-judge-rules