I say we swap him for British Citizen Hussein.
I recognize the possibility that this guy is getting screwed by bureaucrats.
But I also recognize that this is a journalist hit-piece designed to wring sympathy for all of those (actual) illegal immigrants who were brought to the US when they were three and who do not want to be forced to live in their home country (which might not be the UK but which might be ... I don’t know ... Mexico??)
The media is very good at finding sympathetic stories and then using these as the camel’s nose beneath the tent to then casually say — “So ... you admit that amnesty for 20 million illegals is a good idea — right???”
In other words, this story is about a guy living in the UK, but in my opinion, this story is not about a guy living in the UK.
What passport does Mr. Kingdon have?
He’s not black, Muslim, a terrorist, or even a drug dealer. I would not expect the Obama administration to help him return home.
Poorly written article fails to explain the law - what is the legal
basis for the disagreement here?
His mother is a US citizen, so he is also. Article never explains what sort of screwup has caused the problem.
Looks like they’ve corrected the headline at the linked site.
Headline here:
“U.S. citizen fights to get back into the United States”.
Headline there:
“EJHS grad fights to get back in United States”
Subhead:
“Kingdon claims citizenship but denied entry into US”
So it looks like the paper is now willing to admit he doesn’t have citizenship.
I can see why the original headline would confuse you.
The law appears to be clear that this fellow is not a US citizen. He was born in the U.K. to a UK father and a US citizen mother who had not lived in the US since she was 13.
From the State Dept website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-child-born-abroad.html
Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock
A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child’s birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen, is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen, is required for physical presence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.)
I hate the filthy globalists who work overtime to denigrate Americans who demand a safe and secure border and make that seem unreasonable.
/No sarcasm of any sort.
Perhaps he should have obtained a US Passport.
As a US citizen born overseas to American parents, I never leave my house without my US Passport.
There is nothing wrong with being a UK citizen. What's your problem with that? Do you hate the UK?
Wow, this is my husband’s hometown paper!
Headline should read:
Sherrod Brown is incompetent.
This is an easy task for a competent Congressman or Senator. This type of case is resolved all the time.
In 1976 what was the law concerning the establishment of citizenship for 18 year old mothers. When Obama was born, his mother was a minor (under 21), and because of her age could not impart US citizenship to Obama under the law.
This may be the same case, but the man probably traveled under a British Passport to the UK, and could not return. If he has a US passport he would not have been refuse admission or travel to the US.
I don’t believe this story. If he believed he was a citizen he would have gotten a US passport to go to England. But he obviously did not. He used a English passport. So there is no reason to think he declared his US citizenship at 18 which would have been required.
This guy was trying to skirt the citizenship declaration. He wanted to use two passports. But he got caught.
The politicians kiss his ass and let he in so fast it will make his head swim....
Granted, he is more desirable than all the illegals but I can understand the glitch.
Do not alter titles.
I have traveled EXTENSIVELY for IBM as part of their global consulting business (half a million miles on one carrier alone). EVERY single time I have left the US I have had to provide a passport to either get my tickets or check in for electronic tickets.
So how did he leave without provide a passport on his flight TO the UK?