Ghislaine Maxwell
In her latest motion for bail while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell offered Tuesday to renounce her French and U.K. citizenships.
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Citizenship After 8 Years Is Promise of Democratic Immigration Bill
With no bridge to conservatives on enhanced security measures, the Democrats’ bill shoulders the new administration’s ambition to undo the protectionist policies of the last one.
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Terrorism Trial Begins for Man Who Inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’
The terrorism trial of the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” began on Wednesday with his argument that a Rwandan court cannot try him because he is no longer a citizen and his assertion that he was kidnapped and is being held hostage.
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New Zealand-Australia Row Erupts Over ‘Terrorist’ Dual National
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern angrily accused Australia Tuesday of shirking its responsibility for a dual national arrested in Turkey with alleged links to the Islamic State militant group.
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China Derecognizes British National Overseas Passport
China said Friday it will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter feud with London over a plan to allow millions of Hong Kong residents a route to residency and eventual citizenship.
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Japan Court Upholds Ban on Dual Citizenship
A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday, rejecting a suit that challenged the measure’s constitutionality and sought damages for those affected.
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Boris Johnson’s Father Seeks French Citizenship
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son.
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Netherlands Violated Child’s Right to Nationality: UN Committee
The Netherlands violated a child’s rights by failing to acknowledge that he was stateless and eligible for international protection, a U.N. committee found Tuesday, urging the country to change its legislation.
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France Rewards Frontline Covid Workers With Citizenship
Hundreds of foreigners in France whose jobs expose them to high Covid-19 risks will be naturalized quickly for their commitment during the health crisis, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
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Immigrant Jailed in Russia for Not Disclosing Siblings Wins Rights Case
Europe’s top rights court found that Russia was wrong to revoke a man’s nationality for not listing all of his siblings on a citizenship form.
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UK Supreme Court to Hear Case Over ‘IS Bride’ Return
A woman who joined the Islamic State in Syria would pose “a clear and present threat” to national security if she was allowed to return to Britain to appeal a decision to revoke her citizenship, the U.K. government told the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Snowden and His Wife Seek to Be Russian-US Dual Nationals
Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden said Monday that he and his wife intend to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing their U.S. citizenship.
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Cyprus House Speaker Quits Over Citizenship-for-Sale Scandal
Cyprus’ parliamentary speaker has resigned after an undercover news report allegedly caught him on tape promising to help circumvent the country’s rules on granting citizenship to foreign investors.
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Cyprus Scraps ‘Golden Passport’ Scheme Over Alleged Abuse
Cyprus said on Tuesday it will scrap its citizenship scheme for foreign investors next month over alleged abuses uncovered in a television program.
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The Eighth Circuit affirmed the government’s decision to revoke a Muslim immigrant’s citizenship 18 years after he became a U.S. citizen. The man marked “no” on his application that he had never knowingly committed a crime, even while he funneled money to terrorists as CEO of the Islamic American Relief Agency.
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Swiss-EU Relations Back on Ballot Over Freedom of Movement
The Swiss will vote this weekend on a renewed proposal to limit the number of European Union nationals allowed to live and work in their country, a measure championed by a populist party that wants preferential access for Swiss citizens to jobs, social protection and benefits.
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US Asks 10th Circuit to Preserve Noncitizen Status for American Samoa
The United States asked the 10th Circuit on Wednesday to examine American Samoa’s political relationship with the United States and overturn a lower court’s ruling that determined those born in the Pacific Islands are in fact American citizens.
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New Taiwan Passports to Emphasize Distinction With China
Taiwan plans to issue new passports emphasizing its independent identity and downgrading connections with China.
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The child of a gay couple who was born in England via a gestational surrogate is a U.S. citizen and entitled to a passport, a federal court in Georgia ruled. The State Department initially denied the girl’s passport application, claiming she was not a citizen because she only shares a biological relationship with one of her parents, who had not been physically present in the U.S. for long enough.
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Judge Shoots Down Trump Rules for Soldiers on Path to Citizenship
A federal judge in Washington has struck down requirements the Trump administration imposed on noncitizens serving in the United States military who seek to become citizens.
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