President Donald Trump on Thursday signed executive orders that target birthright citizenship.
The Bay Area has a deep connection to birthright citizenship. It's a landmark case that affirmed the right began in San Francisco.
The bill, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate.
A judge permanently blocked two provisions of the executive order that sought to impose proof-of-citizenship rules.
"In the first six months of 2025, we had at least double the amount of people reaching out by phone or email to me asking about joining our citizenship classes," said a representative of the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area.
Fidel Rivera, a husband and father who has been in the U.S. for 30 years, is one of thousands of undocumented migrants who have self-deported due to the threat of arrest.