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Afroyim v. Rusk

1967 United States Supreme Court case

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Jan 17, 2026
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What is the text and current status of S.3283 (Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025) on Congress.gov?

The Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 (S.3283) is a Senate bill introduced December 1, 2025 that, in its text, would bar U.S. citizens from simultaneously holding foreign citizenship and would create ...

Nov 18, 2025
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What are the current US laws regarding dual citizenship?

U.S. law currently permits dual (multiple) citizenship: the U.S. does not require a person to choose between U.S. citizenship and another nationality, and a citizen may naturalize abroad without autom...

Oct 30, 2025
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Can US citizens by birth have their citizenship taken away?

U.S. citizens born in the United States cannot be stripped of their citizenship by the government except in extremely limited, legally constrained circumstances: loss requires voluntary expatriation o...

Jan 6, 2026

Have U.S. courts upheld statutes stripping citizenship without due process?

U.S. courts have repeatedly constrained the government's power to strip citizenship, treating citizenship as a fundamental right that cannot be revoked lightly and requiring high procedural and eviden...

Dec 18, 2025

Which statutes and Supreme Court precedents govern revocation of U.S. citizenship?

Revocation of U.S. citizenship is governed by a mix of federal statutes—most centrally 8 U.S.C. §1451 for denaturalization and various expatriation provisions in 8 U.S.C. §1481 et seq.—and a long line...

Dec 16, 2025

Which dual nationals have had U.S. citizenship revoked since 2015 and why?

Since 2015 there is no compiled list in the sources provided of dual nationals who had U.S. citizenship revoked; available reporting and official guidance instead describes legal paths to lose U.S. na...

Dec 9, 2025

How does U.S. law address dual citizenship for members of Congress?

Current U.S. law allows dual citizenship; Senator Bernie Moreno’s new Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 would ban it and give dual citizens one year to renounce a foreign nationality or be “deemed” to...

Dec 2, 2025

How do treaties and foreign laws affect constitutional rights of dual nationals in the US?

Treaties and foreign laws shape practical rights and risks for U.S. dual nationals but do not automatically override constitutional protections that U.S. citizenship enjoys under Supreme Court precede...

Nov 30, 2025

Do dual citizens have the same First Amendment protections as single-citizens?

Dual citizens generally retain the constitutional protections of U.S. citizens, including First Amendment rights, but courts and current policies treat categories of non‑citizens differently and the T...