More on Passport denial to midwife-born U.S. citizens

Yesterday, nine American citizens sued the federal government, challenging the U.S. Department of State’s refusal to issue them passports because of their race and ancestry and because their births were attended by midwives. The class action lawsuit, was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, the international law firm Hogan and Hartson LLP and Refugio del Rio Grande, Inc..