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Amanda Frost

@amandafrost.bsky.social

Professor of immigration & citizenship at UVA Law. Author of YOU ARE NOT AMERICAN: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers (Beacon Press, 2021). Forthcoming book on the history of birthright citizenship in the USA. Civil rights lawyer.

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21.05.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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21.05.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Question the Trump Administration Couldnโ€™t Answer About Birthright Citizenship The government doesnโ€™t seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

19.05.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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19.05.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Delighted that my book on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States will be published by One Signal/Simon & Schuster! Looking forward to working with Abby Mohr, and very grateful to my fabulous agent, @jkpapin.bsky.social.

14.05.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate Town Hall video for The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate

As @amandafrost.bsky.social explained, the guarantee of birthright citizenship is clear--"There's lots of interesting and hard constitutional questions out there, and I don't think this is one of them." Listen to the full conversation with @constitutionctr.bsky.social:

06.05.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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An Originalist Smackdown of Two of Trumpโ€™s Signature Orders The Presidentโ€™s lawlessness looks set to really mess with Chief Justice John Robertsโ€™ vacation plans.

LISTEN: Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social discusses birthright citizenship and how the Trump administrationโ€™s actions could be affecting what it means to be an American. @slate.com

06.05.2025 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A Road Map of Trumpโ€™s Lawless Presidency A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.

Profs. @amandafrost.bsky.social and @micahschwartzman.bsky.social โ€™05 examine the Trump administrationโ€™s deportations and higher ed policies. @nytimes.com

29.04.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Future of Birthright Citizenship Podcast for The Future of Birthright Citizenship from the National Constitution Center

@amandafrost.bsky.social F'19 discusses the future of birthright citizenship on the We the People podcast @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/...

29.04.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who gets to be an American? Podcast Episode ยท Up First from NPR ยท 03/09/2025 ยท 30m

Always learn so much from @uvalaw.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social who talks about birthright citizenship here at @npr.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

09.03.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereofโ€™: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP

WATCH: Testifying before Congress, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social outlines the constitutional history of birthright citizenship and the โ€œdevastating consequencesโ€ for all Americans if the law is reversed.

26.02.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Confronting the War on Immigrants: Citizenship, Detention & Deportation From radical attempts to end birthright citizenship to mass detentions at Guantanamo, President Trump has made persecuting immigrants a cornerstone of his

๐Ÿ“… Join us Thurs., 2/13 at 4 p.m. ET, for a virtual program ๐Ÿ“…

Confronting the War on Immigrants with @amandafrost.bsky.social, Ana Raquel Minian, and Taonga Leslie.

Registration info below. getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...

10.02.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S. On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put the order on hold, but if upheld, Trumpโ€™s move could upend a 120-year Supreme Court precedent. Stephanie Sy reports on the history and legacy of that case.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

05.02.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump et la lutte contre les migrants : ce quโ€™il a fait, ce quโ€™il veut faireโ€ฆ et ce quโ€™il peut faire Supprimer le droit du sol pour les enfants de migrants, expulser des millions de personnes, fermer les frontiรจresโ€ฆ Autant de projets annoncรฉs et, pour certains, dรฉjร  lancรฉs, que le prรฉsident aura du m...

theconversation.com/trump-et-la-...

05.02.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dred Scott's Daughter: Gradual Emancipation, Freedom Suits, and the Citizenship Clause

For those interested in the history of birthright citizenship, my recent article explores connections between the abolitionist movement and the Constitution's Citizenship Clause.
openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.50...

03.02.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

30.01.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is on temporary hold after a federal judge last week called it "blatantly unconstitutional." Birthright citizenship derives from section...

I was happy that this reporter actually gave me time to explain the devastating consequences of eliminating birthright citizenship (for everyone, not just for immigrants).
www.cbsnews.com/video/what-1...

28.01.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you. And sad Trump actually followed through on the threat.

22.01.2025 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, though sad this is all becoming so relevant yet again.

12.12.2024 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Threat of Dissent โ€” Harvard University Press โ€œSuspicion of foreigners goes back to the earliest days of the republicโ€ฆKraut traces how different ideologies would be considered intolerably dangerous according to the dominant fears of a given era. ...

Your last book is now required reading too.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

22.11.2024 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Julia. I'm disheartened that my previous work on this issue is relevant again.

21.11.2024 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

14.11.2024 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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