Legal Opinion
Chacoty v. Tillerson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 17, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2014-0764Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BARAK CHACOTY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 14-764 (RDM) MIKE POMPEO,1 U.S. Secretary of State, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs contend that they are U.S. citizens by birth pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1401(c). That provision confers birthright citizenship on a person born abroad, as Plaintiffs were, if both her parents are U.S. citizens and one of her parents “has had a residence in the United States” prior to her birth. 8 U.S.C. § 1401(c). Each of the Plaintiffs applied to the State Department for…
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