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6:34am, 10th May, 2019

A quarter of Americans don't trust Census on citizenship: Reuters/Ipsos poll

The Trump administration has repeatedly assured Americans that it will not use data from a proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census to target undocumented immigrants. But more than a quarter of Americans don't believe it, according to a...

Major opposition figures not among those given back Bahraini citizenship

7:07am, 29th April, 2019

World

Major opposition figures not among those given back Bahraini citizenship

Major opposition and activist figures who were stripped of Bahraini citizenship are not among hundreds of people whose nationality will be restored under an amnesty announced last week, a Reuters review of the list shows.

Supreme Court poised to give Trump victory on census citizenship question

6:10pm, 23rd April, 2019

US

Supreme Court poised to give Trump victory on census citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a move opponents call a Republican effort to d...

Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question

1:23pm, 23rd April, 2019

Politics

Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a move opponents call a Republican effort to d...

Supreme Court arguments underway on Trump census citizenship question

9:36am, 23rd April, 2019

US

Supreme Court arguments underway on Trump census citizenship question

Closely watched arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court got underway on Tuesday on a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to deter immig...

Supreme Court hears dispute over Trump census citizenship question

6:01am, 23rd April, 2019

US

Supreme Court hears dispute over Trump census citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court, in one of the most consequential cases of its current term, on Tuesday will hear the Trump administration's bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to scare i...

Companies warn Trump: Census citizenship question could be costly

6:28am, 17th April, 2019

US

Companies warn Trump: Census citizenship question could be costly

An array of U.S. companies have told the Trump administration that a citizenship question on the 2020 Census would harm business if it leads to an undercount of immigrants, undermining the data they use to place stores, plan inventory and plot ad cam...

After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends Assange's citizenship

10:58pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends Assange's citizenship

Ecuador has suspended Julian Assange's citizenship and accused him and people connected to his WikiLeaks group of collaborating in attempts to destabilise the Andean nation's government, after years of offering him shelter.

Republicans want census data on citizenship for redistricting

10:21am, 8th April, 2019

US

Republicans want census data on citizenship for redistricting

John Murante, a conservative Nebraska senator, last year introduced a bill to prevent non-citizens from being counted when the state redraws its voting maps.

Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

1:16pm, 1st April, 2019

Politics

Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday injected himself into one of the most consequential cases of the current Supreme Court term, saying the nation's 2020 census would be "meaningless" without adding a citizenship question to the questionnaire.

Trump says U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

10:08am, 1st April, 2019

Politics

Trump says U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday injected himself into one of the most consequential cases of the current Supreme Court term, saying the nation's 2020 census would be "meaningless" without adding a question about citizenship to the question...

Citizenship question on U.S. Census would cause big Latino undercount: study

1:18pm, 22nd March, 2019

Politics

Citizenship question on U.S. Census would cause big Latino undercount: study

The Trump administration's proposal to ask a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census could lead to an undercount of some 4.2 million among Hispanics, costing their communities federal aid and political representation, according to a study b...

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

1:05pm, 14th March, 2019

US

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted on Thursday that the plan by the Republican Trump administration to revive a citizenship question on the 2020 census was aimed at bolstering the Voting Rights Act, prompting ridicule from Democrats.

Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship

5:36pm, 19th February, 2019

World

Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship

Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter sent to her family published by ITV News on Tuesday.

U.S. Supreme Court to decide legality of census citizenship query

4:51pm, 15th February, 2019

US

U.S. Supreme Court to decide legality of census citizenship query

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the fate of a fiercely contested plan by President Donald Trump's administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, agreeing on Friday to an expedited review of a judge's ruling blocking the...

U.S. top court to decide legality of census citizenship question

1:53pm, 15th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. top court to decide legality of census citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the fate of a fiercely contested plan by President Donald Trump's administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, agreeing on Friday to an expedited review of a judge's ruling blocking the...

Australia flags removing citizenship from home-grown radicals

12:30am, 22nd November, 2018

World

Australia flags removing citizenship from home-grown radicals

Australian nationals convicted of terror offences would be stripped of their citizenship if the government believes they are entitled to apply for residency from another country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposed on Thursday. Australia, a staunc...

Merkel protégé eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship

8:02am, 17th November, 2018

World

Merkel protégé eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leading polls to succeed Angela Merkel as head of Germany's Christian Democrats, said she would consider legislation to ensure better representation of women in parliament, unless her party changed its approach.

Supreme Court to hear census citizenship question dispute

3:10pm, 16th November, 2018

Politics

Supreme Court to hear census citizenship question dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear oral arguments in February concerning a challenge by a group of states to the contentious decision by President Donald Trump's administration to ask people taking part in the 2020 national cens...

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

3:32am, 15th November, 2018

World

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

Nar Singh can vividly recall the day in 2014 when Narendra Modi promised to provide refuge to Hindus suffering around the world. The 39-year-old shop owner sat awestruck inside his two-bedroom house in Pakistan's eastern Mirpur Khas district, as...

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A quarter of Americans don't trust Census on citizenship: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Major opposition figures not among those given back Bahraini citizenship

Supreme Court poised to give Trump victory on census citizenship question

Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question

Supreme Court arguments underway on Trump census citizenship question

Supreme Court hears dispute over Trump census citizenship question

Companies warn Trump: Census citizenship question could be costly

After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends Assange's citizenship

Republicans want census data on citizenship for redistricting

Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

Trump says U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

Citizenship question on U.S. Census would cause big Latino undercount: study

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship

U.S. Supreme Court to decide legality of census citizenship query

U.S. top court to decide legality of census citizenship question

Australia flags removing citizenship from home-grown radicals

Merkel protégé eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship

Supreme Court to hear census citizenship question dispute

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

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