Illegal Aliens Lose Battle in Birth Certificate Lawsuit Against Texas

Article author: 
Lana Shadwick
Article publisher: 
Breitbart
Article date: 
17 October 2015
Article category: 
National News
Medium
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A federal judge signed an order on Friday that denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by citizens of Mexico and several Central American nations claiming entitlement to birth certificates for their children born in the United States. They sued the Vital Statistics Unit of the Texas Department of State Health Services saying the agency denied them the certificates because they did not possess the required identification...

At issue was the form of identification that was being required of parents by the Bureau of Vital Statistics in border communities. They claim that officials in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Starr counties denied them birth certificates that were lawfully theirs and their children’s.
 
In the past, a form of identification called “matriculas” or “matricula consular” was accepted for issuance of the birth certificates. As the name suggests, this form of identification is procured from the consulate. The plaintiffs complained that they are now only allowed to show their drivers licenses, or a border identification card, and that visas are required with passports... 
 

 

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