Dossier
Italian-American families
Coverage of Italian-American families in the Nexus archive.
- Italy’s highest court strengthens citizenship claims by descendants of Italian emigrants
Italy’s highest court ruled that children born with Italian citizenship do not automatically lose it if a parent later acquires another nationality, resolving the 'Minor Issue' and strengthening citizenship-by-descent claims for descendants of Italian emigrants. The decision reverses a restrictive interpretation that had blocked many applications, particularly affecting Italian-American families.