Bernie Moreno, a United States senator, has introduced a bill that seeks to eliminate dual citizenship for American nationals.
The US law currently allows citizens to hold multiple
nationalities without requiring them to renounce any.
However, according to Moreno’s bill, dubbed the Exclusive
Citizenship Act of 2025, that flexibility may create “conflicts of interest and
divided loyalties”.
“One of the greatest honors of my life was when I became an
American citizen at 18, the first opportunity I could do so,” said the
Colombian-born senator.
“It was an honor to pledge an Oath of Allegiance to the
United States of America and ONLY to the United States of America! Being an
American citizen is an honor and a privilege—and if you want to be an American,
it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good.”
Moreno later renounced his Colombian citizenship.
If passed, the law could affect notable US citizens such as
Melania Trump, the US first lady, who holds both US and Slovenian citizenship.
It would also affect many Nigerians who have dual
citizenships in Nigeria and the US.
According to a July US naturalisations annual flow report by
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US swore in 38,890 Nigerians as
naturalised citizens from 2021 to 2023.
Nigeria was the 13th country with the most naturalised
citizens and the only African country among the top 20 countries.
Nigerian laws permit dual citizenship for citizens by birth,
allowing them to acquire or retain citizenship of another country without
forfeiting Nigerian citizenship.
Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump issued an
executive order aiming to deny automatic citizenship to US-born children of
undocumented immigrants.
However, the order faced immediate lawsuits from some 18
states and rights groups, citing violations of the 14th Amendment’s birthright
citizenship clause.
The order has yet to take effect owing to the legal hurdles.
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