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American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.

PAGO PAGO (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes news on Monday that the Supreme Court of the United States did not take up

The action dashes hopes of American Samoans who were seeking birthright citizenship and leaves intact a decision that breathed new life into distinctions between U.S. states and territories.

Advocates had hoped the case would be a chance for the court to overturn racist case law that affects residents of all U.S. territories.

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American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.

In leaving in place an appeals court decision, the court also passed up an invitation to overturn a series of decisions dating back to 1901 known as the Insular Cases, replete with racist and anti-foreign rhetoric

WASHINGTON (NBC News America/Pacnews) — The U.S Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether American Samoans have full U.S citizenship at birth, a dispute that would have given the

The case could have expanded rights for citizens of U.S. territories, instead the justices rejected those seeking birthright citizenship.

American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.