Federal judge rules American Samoans are entitled to US citizenship
A federal judge in Utah ruled that people born in American Samoa, a US territory, are entitled to citizenship. American Samoans have been categorized as non-citizen nationals
A federal judge in Utah ruled that people born in American Samoa, a US territory, are entitled to citizenship. American Samoans have been categorized as non-citizen nationals
who aren’t allowed to vote or serve on juries. They can apply for full citizenship but have to leave American Samoa for months or more in order to do so.
Today, a judge ruled that American Samoans should be recognized as citizens in part because people in the territory are subjected to US taxes, laws and rights.
