Bronwen Manby
@bronwenmanby.bsky.social
Nationality, statelessness, identification, human rights; Africa & international. Affiliations: @globalcit.bsky.social @icws-sas.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social
https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bronwen-Manby/research
https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bronwen-Manby/research
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Latest post from us: Visit visa requirement imposed on Nauru because of “Citizenship by Investment” scheme | Sonia Lenegan
Visit visa requirement imposed on Nauru because of "Citizenship by Investment" scheme - Free Movement
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1491 has just been published. It is the seventh (!!) statement of changes we have had this year. It is
freemovement.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Latest post from us: Visit visa requirement imposed on Nauru because of “Citizenship by Investment” scheme | Sonia Lenegan
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NEW Publication featuring a great lineup of citizenship scholars!! :)
“The Archipelago Capitalism of Citizenship-By-Investment”, Comparative Political Studies, lnkd.in/dQPG4Q7J
@maartenpvink.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social
@eui-ggp.bsky.social
“The Archipelago Capitalism of Citizenship-By-Investment”, Comparative Political Studies, lnkd.in/dQPG4Q7J
@maartenpvink.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social
@eui-ggp.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
NEW Publication featuring a great lineup of citizenship scholars!! :)
“The Archipelago Capitalism of Citizenship-By-Investment”, Comparative Political Studies, lnkd.in/dQPG4Q7J
@maartenpvink.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social
@eui-ggp.bsky.social
“The Archipelago Capitalism of Citizenship-By-Investment”, Comparative Political Studies, lnkd.in/dQPG4Q7J
@maartenpvink.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social
@eui-ggp.bsky.social
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EU home affairs ministers agreed yesterday on major changes to how asylum claims are processed.
The measures still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament before they enter into force.
In the meantime, this is what has been agreed upon.
🧵1/4
The measures still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament before they enter into force.
In the meantime, this is what has been agreed upon.
🧵1/4
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
EU home affairs ministers agreed yesterday on major changes to how asylum claims are processed.
The measures still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament before they enter into force.
In the meantime, this is what has been agreed upon.
🧵1/4
The measures still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament before they enter into force.
In the meantime, this is what has been agreed upon.
🧵1/4
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Reminder that nationality may exist whether or not you’ve applied for or renewed a passport. A passport is merely evidence of nationality, it does not confer it. There are millions of dual citizens in the UK, many of whom will never have held a passport for their other nationality/ies.
Who decides if you're a dual national or not? Say for example you were one but decide to not renew your, to pick an example at random, Nigerian passport because you've decided just to call yourself British. Do you no longer count even though you could renew your passport in the future?
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Reminder that nationality may exist whether or not you’ve applied for or renewed a passport. A passport is merely evidence of nationality, it does not confer it. There are millions of dual citizens in the UK, many of whom will never have held a passport for their other nationality/ies.
intriguing! one for the #statelessness reading list?
Today's casual reading while waiting at the laundrette. It is absolutely absurd and hilarious, despite a plot involving a nuclear bomb, Apartheid, anarchists, and statelessness. I feel the latter half goes on a smiiidge too long, but it's enjoyable nonetheless. #leisureread #phdlife
December 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
intriguing! one for the #statelessness reading list?
28,800 people recognized as #stateless in Germany - 17% of them born in Germany; plus close to 93,000 with “unresolved nationality”
Germany's registry of foreign nationals, the Ausländerzentralregister, reveals a complex and evolving picture of statelessness and unresolved nationality within... https://news.osna.fm/?p=26399 |# news# declines# germany# population# slightly
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
28,800 people recognized as #stateless in Germany - 17% of them born in Germany; plus close to 93,000 with “unresolved nationality”
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Here's a short piece I wrote to explain to smart laypersons what the birthright citizenship clause is for and why it's in the Fourteenth Amendment. Excerpted from my forthcoming book. Ungated:
History Shows Why Birthright Citizenship is so Important
The 14th Amendment aimed to overturn restrictive state laws while making the Constitution more inclusive.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here's a short piece I wrote to explain to smart laypersons what the birthright citizenship clause is for and why it's in the Fourteenth Amendment. Excerpted from my forthcoming book. Ungated:
I wrote about this disconnect for @hrw.org back in 2001 - violent crime is endemic in SA, there’s little/no evidence that white farmers are more at risk than any others
The South African Afrikaners hoping to go to the US as refugees: 'We are an endangered species'
The South African Afrikaners hoping to go to the US as refugees: 'We are an endangered species'
Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I wrote about this disconnect for @hrw.org back in 2001 - violent crime is endemic in SA, there’s little/no evidence that white farmers are more at risk than any others
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One Laptop Per Child, 10 years later: "we find no significant effects on academic performance but some evidence of negative effects on grade progression... computer access significantly improved students’ computer skills but not their cognitive skills" www.nber.org/papers/w34495
Laptops in the Long Run: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
One Laptop Per Child, 10 years later: "we find no significant effects on academic performance but some evidence of negative effects on grade progression... computer access significantly improved students’ computer skills but not their cognitive skills" www.nber.org/papers/w34495
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With the US Supreme Court now reviewing Trump’s attempt to curb birthright citizenship, our new open-access article examines how actors in France and the US frame *ius soli* as a ‘magnet’ for migration to justify reforms. Full text: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#BirthrightCitizenship #IusSoli
#BirthrightCitizenship #IusSoli
Ius soli under siege: a comparative analysis of France and the United States - Comparative Migration Studies
This article examines the recent restrictive shift in ius soli in France and the United States, focusing on the 2025 reforms enacted in the French island of Mayotte and through President Trump’s execu...
link.springer.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
With the US Supreme Court now reviewing Trump’s attempt to curb birthright citizenship, our new open-access article examines how actors in France and the US frame *ius soli* as a ‘magnet’ for migration to justify reforms. Full text: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#BirthrightCitizenship #IusSoli
#BirthrightCitizenship #IusSoli
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Breaking: The Supreme Court will hear whether the Trump administration's attempt to undermine birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Here’s what to know about birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment:
Birthright Citizenship Under the U.S. Constitution
The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
www.brennancenter.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Breaking: The Supreme Court will hear whether the Trump administration's attempt to undermine birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Here’s what to know about birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment:
Switzerland: Voters Approve Electronic ID Law in National Referendum - US Library of Congress summary #digitalID #legalidentity www.loc.gov/item/global-...
Switzerland: Voters Approve Electronic ID Law in National Referendum
On September 28, 2025, Swiss voters narrowly approved the Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act) (Bundesgesetz über den elektronischen Identitätsnachweis und andere elektronische...
www.loc.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Switzerland: Voters Approve Electronic ID Law in National Referendum - US Library of Congress summary #digitalID #legalidentity www.loc.gov/item/global-...
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The shift to a "digital only immigration system" is already causing distress and exclusion for many migrants.
Our work with the University of Warwick has shown significant issues with the system.
We will be launching our report later today detailing the problems.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Our work with the University of Warwick has shown significant issues with the system.
We will be launching our report later today detailing the problems.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK’s new digital-only immigration system creating exclusion and fear, study finds
Obtaining an eVisa to prove their status or right to legally reside in Britain is causing migrants high levels of stress
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The shift to a "digital only immigration system" is already causing distress and exclusion for many migrants.
Our work with the University of Warwick has shown significant issues with the system.
We will be launching our report later today detailing the problems.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Our work with the University of Warwick has shown significant issues with the system.
We will be launching our report later today detailing the problems.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Another report confirms often harmful impacts of digital ID for those excluded from access - single point of exclusion creates wave effects across multiple services #digitalID #legalidentity
No biometric digital-ID, no rights or services
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services and rights that they are entitled to as new biometric digital-ID systems continue to be imposed across the continent.
Find out more 👇
https://ids.pulse.ly/l56kyc0h85
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services and rights that they are entitled to as new biometric digital-ID systems continue to be imposed across the continent.
Find out more 👇
https://ids.pulse.ly/l56kyc0h85
Africa’s biometric-ID systems blocking millions of citizens from rights and services - Institute of Development Studies
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to because of new digital ID systems being imposed across the continent, new research reveals.
ids.pulse.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Another report confirms often harmful impacts of digital ID for those excluded from access - single point of exclusion creates wave effects across multiple services #digitalID #legalidentity
Another report confirms often harmful impacts of digital ID for those excluded from access - single point of exclusion creates wave effects across multiple services #digitalID #legalidentity
No biometric digital-ID, no rights or services
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services and rights that they are entitled to as new biometric digital-ID systems continue to be imposed across the continent.
Find out more 👇
https://ids.pulse.ly/l56kyc0h85
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services and rights that they are entitled to as new biometric digital-ID systems continue to be imposed across the continent.
Find out more 👇
https://ids.pulse.ly/l56kyc0h85
Africa’s biometric-ID systems blocking millions of citizens from rights and services - Institute of Development Studies
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to because of new digital ID systems being imposed across the continent, new research reveals.
ids.pulse.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Another report confirms often harmful impacts of digital ID for those excluded from access - single point of exclusion creates wave effects across multiple services #digitalID #legalidentity
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NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
![Page 3: Guidance
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USCIS will conduct a thorough review on a case-by-case basis to assess benefit eligibility including whether:
1. The alien is listed in the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) as a Known or Suspected
Terrorist (KST) under Tier 1 or Tier 2 classifications or is included in Tier 3 or Tier 4 of the
TSDS with significant derogatory information related to the alien.
2. The alien is connected to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization described in sections 212(a)(3)(A), (B), or (F), or 237(a)(4)(A) or (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
3. The alien is linked to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization that may pose a risk of serious harm or danger to the community, including criminal conduct described in INA 101(a)(43), 212(a)(1)(A)(iii), 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(4)(A)(ii).
4. The alien is unable to establish their identity as outlined in PP 10949."'
This process ensures that USCIS exercises its full authority to protect national security and public safety while adhering to the provisions of the INA and applicable laws. USCIS has considered that this direction may result in delay to the adjudication of some pending applications and has weighed that consequence against the urgent need for the agency to ensure that applicants are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible. Ultimately, USCIS has determined that the burden of processing delays that will fall on some applicants is necessary and appropriate in this instance, when weighed against the agency's obligation to protect and preserve national security.
Within 90 days of issuance of this memorandum, USCIS will prioritize a list for review, interview, re-interview, and referral to ICE and other law enforcement agencies as appropriate, and, in consultation with the [two other offices] issue operational guidance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiflg3ofmvb5gya5mycqjtkvis6ltjx6n7j2bxd5basepl67uqtqay@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
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🌍 Environmental crime has global consequences
Discover the new Council of Europe Convention:
✅ Hold polluters accountable
✅ Protect those exposing environmental crimes
First signatures on 3 Dec 2025!
Learn more: go.coe.int/jJI3G
Discover the new Council of Europe Convention:
✅ Hold polluters accountable
✅ Protect those exposing environmental crimes
First signatures on 3 Dec 2025!
Learn more: go.coe.int/jJI3G
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
🌍 Environmental crime has global consequences
Discover the new Council of Europe Convention:
✅ Hold polluters accountable
✅ Protect those exposing environmental crimes
First signatures on 3 Dec 2025!
Learn more: go.coe.int/jJI3G
Discover the new Council of Europe Convention:
✅ Hold polluters accountable
✅ Protect those exposing environmental crimes
First signatures on 3 Dec 2025!
Learn more: go.coe.int/jJI3G
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EU constitutional case underlining that [w]hile Member States enjoy a margin of discretion..., the lack of a procedure for recognition [of same-sex marriages] equivalent to that granted to heterosexual couples constitutes discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation prohibited by Art 21(1) CFR.
⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki:
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
EU constitutional case underlining that [w]hile Member States enjoy a margin of discretion..., the lack of a procedure for recognition [of same-sex marriages] equivalent to that granted to heterosexual couples constitutes discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation prohibited by Art 21(1) CFR.
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The foreign-born fraction of the US population was 15% in 1890, and in 1910. America thrived.
That fraction is 16% now.
The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.
It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.
That fraction is 16% now.
The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.
It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The foreign-born fraction of the US population was 15% in 1890, and in 1910. America thrived.
That fraction is 16% now.
The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.
It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.
That fraction is 16% now.
The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.
It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.
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you'll never believe the fraction of noncitizens rattling around the place in 1787
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
you'll never believe the fraction of noncitizens rattling around the place in 1787
A mini-reading list in response to @deeesharp.bsky.social 's request for literature on the British citizenship policy at the dissolution of empire & the exclusion of those formerly under British rule
Ian Sanjay Patel We're Here Because you Were There is excellent on the East African Asians and amendments to UK law in response www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667397...
We're Here Because You Were There by Ian Patel: 9781839767999 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
What are the origins of the hostile environment for immigrants in Britain? Chosen as a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2021 and shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 In the we...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A mini-reading list in response to @deeesharp.bsky.social 's request for literature on the British citizenship policy at the dissolution of empire & the exclusion of those formerly under British rule
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Almost certainly unconstitutional, at least under existing precedent (SCOTUS decisions in Afroyim and Terrazas). But it’s never going to get that far - too many on both sides of the aisle (start with Melania and Baron, and all those Italian and Irish dual citizens) who would fight to keep it.
This is nuts. Think that is the appropriate legal term for this 'Exclusive Citizenship Act' bill.
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Almost certainly unconstitutional, at least under existing precedent (SCOTUS decisions in Afroyim and Terrazas). But it’s never going to get that far - too many on both sides of the aisle (start with Melania and Baron, and all those Italian and Irish dual citizens) who would fight to keep it.
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A Bajau family in Labuan was made stateless over old paperwork issues, while “heritage” players with forged documents got fast-tracked citizenship. A child in the family can’t even start school.
#statelessness #injustice #Malaysia
www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/76...
#statelessness #injustice #Malaysia
www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/76...
Stateless Bajau family questions treatment, cites 'heritage' players
Azwan says they were born in Labuan, but treated like foreigners.
www.malaysiakini.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A Bajau family in Labuan was made stateless over old paperwork issues, while “heritage” players with forged documents got fast-tracked citizenship. A child in the family can’t even start school.
#statelessness #injustice #Malaysia
www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/76...
#statelessness #injustice #Malaysia
www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/76...
missed this one, also recommend
Devyani Prabhat's Britishness, Belonging and Citizenship policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/britishness-... (as a bonus it is open access) or Dummet & Nicol's Subjects, citizens, aliens and others, if you can find a copy
Britishness, Belonging and Citizenship
Britishness, Belonging and Citizenship - Experiencing Nationality Law; Long term resident migrants to the UK still face significant barriers to citizenship. Dr Prabhat captures the experiences of thos...
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
missed this one, also recommend
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This is nuts. Think that is the appropriate legal term for this 'Exclusive Citizenship Act' bill.
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is nuts. Think that is the appropriate legal term for this 'Exclusive Citizenship Act' bill.
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?
Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b))
What does that even mean?