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Italy’s citizenship crackdown faces Supreme Court test from US families

Italy’s 2025 law restricting citizenship by ancestry limits eligibility to those with a parent or grandparent who was Italian at birth and who avoided dual nationality, prompting Sabrina Crawford and another US family to challenge the measure in the Supreme Court. After the constitutional court upheld the law, lawyers argue it should not apply retroactively and that ius sanguinis rights at birth are at stake. The ruling could either uphold the policy or reopen pathways for thousands of pending requests from the US, Brazil and Argentina, affecting long-standing ties between Italy and its diaspora.

via The Guardian|

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Italy's Constitutional Court backs government on citizenship law, endangering diaspora's citizenship by descent

Italy’s Constitutional Court signaled support for the government’s 2025 emergency decree restricting citizenship for people born abroad, a move that would narrow or end the longstanding ius sanguinis-based right for descendants of Italians. The court said the questions raised were partially unfounded or inadmissible and is expected to issue a detailed verdict in coming weeks, a development that could affect millions of Italians living outside the country. The law would allow citizenship to those with a parent or grandparent born in Italy and effectively bar dual citizenship for the diaspora, complicating and delaying applications, which have already been lengthy and costly. Some lawyers and advocates are considering EU court routes as a potential remedy while many families brace for a protracted fight.

via CNN|

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