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Under United States federal law, a U.S. citizen or national may voluntarily and intentionally give up that status and become an alien with respect to the United States. Relinquishment is distinct from denaturalization, which in U.S. law refers solely to cancellation of illegally procured naturalization
Stateless: A resident of California, Littlefeather voluntarily relinquished her U.S. citizenship, together with seven other activists, in protest of the U.S. government response to the occupation at Wounded Knee. [224] As the State Department did not respond, it is unknown whether or not Littlefeather's renunciation was valid and binding. N/A
In rare cases, individuals may become stateless upon renouncing their citizenship (e.g., "world citizen" Garry Davis and, from 1896 to 1901, Albert Einstein, who, in January 1896, at the age of 16, was released from his Württemberg citizenship after, with his father's help, filing a petition to that effect; in February 1901 his application for ...
Countries may have legal provisions to prevent the loss of citizenship, particularly where the loss would make the person stateless. These provisions often stem from international treaties that prevent governments from making people stateless, as well as limiting individual's ability to voluntarily make themselves stateless. [5]
At the time, Garcia was enduring a yearslong and publicized struggle to become the first licensed undocumented attorney in the nation. To Garcia’s surprise, Harris came out in support.
A lawyer who helped Kyrgyzstan become the first country to eradicate statelessness has urged politicians to end the plight of millions of "legal ghosts" who lack any nationality after winning a ...
Each country sets its own policies for formal renunciation of citizenship. There is a common concern that individuals about to relinquish their citizenship do not become a stateless person, and many countries require evidence of another citizenship or an official promise to grant citizenship before they release that person from citizenship ...
Stateless persons to be treated at least as favourably as aliens generally with regard to participation in wage-earning employment. Article 20–23: Stateless persons to be treated no less favourably than nationals with respect to rationing, housing, public education, and public relief. Article 24: