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How American Samoa’s citizenship status became a criminal question in Alaska

Summary by Pasquines
American Samoa is the only United States territory whose residents Congress has not recognized as having birthright citizenship. While people born in American Samoa are considered non-citizen US Nationals, those born in other US territories, like Guam, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii, are automatically granted US citizenship at birth. In 2019, a US federal court in Utah ruled in favor of American Samoans seeking recognition of citizenship. Later, that d…
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Pasquines broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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