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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

300 points proberts | 1 comments | 14 Mar 25 14:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.244s | source

I'll be here for the next 6 hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with but as much as possible I'd like to focus on the recent changes and potential changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and practice. Please remember that I am limited in providing legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll try to do the same in my responses. Thank you!
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randerson ◴[14 Mar 25 19:31 UTC] No.43366331[source]▶
If the Trump administration is successful in ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants, what actually happens to those kids who were born here? Could they end up in a "The Terminal" situation where no country will claim them?
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1. gedy ◴[14 Mar 25 20:19 UTC] No.43366831[source]▶
Don't most countries grant citizenship to children of parents from that country? I'm sure there's lots of bureaucratic issues if they were never recorded in the parent's country though.