Government may soon revoke Hungarian citizenships obtained for vast sums with the help of Orbán’s ministers

They paid lots of money for the citizenship and prominent ministers of the Orbán cabinet knew about the process.

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Can your ancestors help you get an EU passport through Hungary? Here’s what you need to know

🇭🇺 Could your grandparents or great-grandparents hold the key to an EU passport? Hungary offers one of Europe's most accessible citizenship-by-descent pathways, allowing many people with Hungarian ancestry to apply for citizenship without ever having lived in the country. Here's who may qualify, what documents you'll need, and what benefits a Hungarian passport can provide. 👇

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Probe launched into Hungarian citizenship scandal: Foreign nationals granted passports without Hungarian ties

Did foreign nationals with no connection to Hungary receive citizenship and passports through special government decisions? The Foreign Ministry has launched a new internal investigation:

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Trump’s latest elections order is an unlawful assault on Alaska’s elections

On March 31, President Trump issued a new executive order on citizenship records and mail‑in ballots entitled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” The order has nothing to do with election integrity — the name is like “Newspeak,” Orwell’s fictional language for a totalitarian state. It is an unlawful attempt to seize control […]

Why federal efforts to get sensitive voter data face resistance

In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began sending letters to state governments demanding copies of statewide voter registration lists. The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers. That data is considered highly sensitive […]

Birthright case forces US Supreme Court to confront prospect of Americans losing citizenship

As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemed skeptical. The order as written applies only to babies born in the future, and the Trump administration has asked the court to exclude current citizens from any decision. Still, […]

Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Trump’s Bid to Limit Birthright Citizenship as He Attends Arguments

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a case magnified by Trump’s attendance during arguments.

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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the understanding of who is American by birth. The case, Trump v. Barbara, challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order that redefines citizenship to exclude children born to parents who either do not have legal status, or hold temporary legal […]

Number of Latvia–Russia dual citizens quadruples

The number of dual citizens holding both Latvian and Russian citizenship has increased fourfold since 2014, a representative of the Ministry of the Interior (IeM) informed members of the Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee’s Internal Security Subcommittee on Tuesday. According to the ministry, there were 1,309 Latvia–Russia dual citizens in 2014, compared…

Japan now has stricter requirements for foreigners applying for citizenship

Change comes with less than half a week’s notice, new requirements will take five more years to meet. Though the new calendar year starts in January, for many organizations in Japan the administrative year doesn’t start until a few months later. Spring is when most companies start their business year, when most schools start classes, […]

Annual Citizenship Checks of Mississippi Voter Rolls Headed to Governor’s Desk With SHIELD Act

Mississippi Republicans are pushing to require verification of U.S. citizenship for every voter on the state’s rollbooks annually under the SHIELD Act, a bill the Mississippi Legislature is preparing to send to Gov. Tate Reeves.

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What’s in the Voting Bill That Republicans Are Pushing to the Senate Floor

Legislation that would force voters to prove they are U.S. citizens has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims the bill’s passage will “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans in November.

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US Senate Republicans launch debate on SAVE Act requiring photo ID to vote

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans pressed forward Tuesday with a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot, despite long odds the legislation will ever become law amid bipartisan opposition. The 51-48 vote to formally begin debate on the measure, which GOP lawmakers have […]

Sweden to tighten citizenship rules

Sweden’s center-right government has announced that the rules for obtaining citizenship will be stricter in the future – requiring at least eight years in the country and demonstrating an understanding of Swedish society, Reuters reports. Since 2015, when around 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, successive governments have sought to tighten migration laws. The current […]

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