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Pregnant immigrants warily eye US Supreme Court birthright citizenship case
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 15 is set to hear arguments in the case
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Reuters - Wed, 14, May 2025
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Barbara, a 35-year old pregnant asylum-seeker from Cuba, poses for a portrait in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., May 9, 2025. / REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
Every time Barbara, a 35-year-old asylum seeker from Cuba, goes to her prenatal appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, one topic looms large among the other pregnant immigrants she talks to there: will their babies be born U.S. citizens?
Barbara, who asked to be identified by her first name only for fear of retaliation, crossed the U.S.-Mexican border with her family in 2022 and filed for asylum. A lawyer in Cuba, she said she fled political and religious persecution in her home country. She, her husband and 4-year-old daughter have pending U.S. asylum applications and lack permanent immigration status. The baby is due in July.
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