Amanda Frost
amandafrost.bsky.social
Amanda Frost
@amandafrost.bsky.social
Professor of immigration & citizenship at UVA Law. Author of YOU ARE NOT AMERICAN: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers (Beacon Press, 2021). Forthcoming book on the history of birthright citizenship in the USA. Civil rights lawyer.
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Delighted that my book on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States will be published by One Signal/Simon & Schuster! Looking forward to working with Abby Mohr, and very grateful to my fabulous agent, @jkpapin.bsky.social.
Delighted that my book on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States will be published by One Signal/Simon & Schuster! Looking forward to working with Abby Mohr, and very grateful to my fabulous agent, @jkpapin.bsky.social.
May 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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As @amandafrost.bsky.social explained, the guarantee of birthright citizenship is clear--"There's lots of interesting and hard constitutional questions out there, and I don't think this is one of them." Listen to the full conversation with @constitutionctr.bsky.social:
The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate
Town Hall video for The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate
constitutioncenter.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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LISTEN: Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social discusses birthright citizenship and how the Trump administration’s actions could be affecting what it means to be an American. @slate.com
An Originalist Smackdown of Two of Trump’s Signature Orders
The President’s lawlessness looks set to really mess with Chief Justice John Roberts’ vacation plans.
slate.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Profs. @amandafrost.bsky.social and @micahschwartzman.bsky.social ’05 examine the Trump administration’s deportations and higher ed policies. @nytimes.com
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency
A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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@amandafrost.bsky.social F'19 discusses the future of birthright citizenship on the We the People podcast @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/...
The Future of Birthright Citizenship
Podcast for The Future of Birthright Citizenship from the National Constitution Center
constitutioncenter.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Always learn so much from @uvalaw.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social who talks about birthright citizenship here at @npr.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Who gets to be an American?
Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 03/09/2025 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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WATCH: Testifying before Congress, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social outlines the constitutional history of birthright citizenship and the “devastating consequences” for all Americans if the law is reversed.
'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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📅 Join us Thurs., 2/13 at 4 p.m. ET, for a virtual program 📅

Confronting the War on Immigrants with @amandafrost.bsky.social, Ana Raquel Minian, and Taonga Leslie.

Registration info below. getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...
Confronting the War on Immigrants: Citizenship, Detention & Deportation
From radical attempts to end birthright citizenship to mass detentions at Guantanamo, President Trump has made persecuting immigrants a cornerstone of his
getinvolved.acslaw.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For those interested in the history of birthright citizenship, my recent article explores connections between the abolitionist movement and the Constitution's Citizenship Clause.
openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.50...
Dred Scott's Daughter: Gradual Emancipation, Freedom Suits, and the Citizenship Clause
openyls.law.yale.edu
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was happy that this reporter actually gave me time to explain the devastating consequences of eliminating birthright citizenship (for everyone, not just for immigrants).
www.cbsnews.com/video/what-1...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is on temporary hold after a federal judge last week called it "blatantly unconstitutional." Birthright citizenship derives from section...
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM