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New Senate Bill Seeks to Restrict Birthright Citizenship in USVI Following Earlier House Proposal

10 October 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
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A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would restrict citizenship at birth for certain children born in the Virgin Islands and other territories, following an earlier House proposal that would impose a January 2027 cutoff under federal nationality law.