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U.S. Court of Appeals rules against citizenship for those from American Samoa

The district court in Utah previously ruled in favor of automatic citizenship.

(David Briscoe | The Associated Press) This July 2002 file photo shows a sailing ship in the harbor at Pago Pago, American Samoa. Many residents of American Samoa were concerned that a federal judge's recent ruling in Utah, saying those born in the U.S. territory should be recognized as U.S. citizens, would threaten "fa'a Samoa," the Samoan way of life. On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the decision was reversed by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

(David Briscoe | The Associated Press) This July 2002 file photo shows a sailing ship in the harbor at Pago Pago, American Samoa. Many residents of American Samoa were concerned that a federal judge's recent ruling in Utah, saying those born in the U.S. territory should be recognized as U.S. citizens, would threaten "fa'a Samoa," the Samoan way of life. On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the decision was reversed by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

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