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.
Join the IHRC and @iehs.bsky.social for a fascinating online discussion: The Founding of the US and Immigration History on March 31 at 3:30 Central. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/USandImmHistory @hidehirota.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social
WATCH: At a Senate hearing, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social argued that the 14th Amendment’s text, original understanding and historical practice confirm that nearly all people born in the United States are citizens.
WATCH LIVE: Senate panel examines birthright citizenship rights
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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My colleague @amandafrost.bsky.social is excellent on this panel about birthright citizenship. Her response on what sources to read to understand the issue (at ~1:14) — as compared to the other answers given — is notable. @uvalaw.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/scYYIy9...
At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause
President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment'
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We should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate to the United States — particularly not based on an incident involving a single person. Well said @amandafrost.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | This Is the Kind of Bigotry We Rejected Decades Ago
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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.
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:
The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate
Town Hall video for The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate
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LISTEN: Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social discusses birthright citizenship and how the Trump administration’s actions could be affecting what it means to be an American. @slate.com
An Originalist Smackdown of Two of Trump’s Signature Orders
The President’s lawlessness looks set to really mess with Chief Justice John Roberts’ vacation plans.
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Profs. @amandafrost.bsky.social and @micahschwartzman.bsky.social ’05 examine the Trump administration’s deportations and higher ed policies. @nytimes.com
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency
A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.
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@amandafrost.bsky.social F'19 discusses the future of birthright citizenship on the We the People podcast @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/...
The Future of Birthright Citizenship
Podcast for The Future of Birthright Citizenship from the National Constitution Center
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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...
Who gets to be an American?
Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 03/09/2025 · 30m
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WATCH: Testifying before Congress, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social outlines the constitutional history of birthright citizenship and the “devastating consequences” for all Americans if the law is reversed.
'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
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📅 Join us Thurs., 2/13 at 4 p.m. ET, for a virtual program 📅 Confronting the War on Immigrants with @amandafrost.bsky.social, Ana Raquel Minian, and Taonga Leslie. Registration info below. getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...
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
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Trump et la lutte contre les migrants : ce qu’il a fait, ce qu’il veut faire… et ce qu’il peut faire
Supprimer le droit du sol pour les enfants de migrants, expulser des millions de personnes, fermer les frontières… Autant de projets annoncés et, pour certains, déjà lancés, que le président aura du m...
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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...
Dred Scott's Daughter: Gradual Emancipation, Freedom Suits, and the Citizenship Clause
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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...
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...
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