Also known as: native
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A historical status of English subjecthood granted to a person born within the realm or naturalized by act of Parliament.
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Igor Ito, born in England to English parents, votes in a foreign election while living overseas. Congress attempts to revoke his subject status automatically. The action fails because indigena status cannot be stripped without consent.
Ivan Ivanov, an indigena born within the realm, petitions the Crown for confirmation of subject status after tribal affiliation abroad. The Crown grants recognition. The court upholds the claim because indigena birth within the realm triggers subject protections.
Isaiah Ishikawa, an indigena born in the realm, faces loss of subject rights after ancestral religious observance abroad. Parliament enacts a neutral statute. The indigena's status does not create an exemption from generally applicable rules.
Isabelle Inman, an indigena born within the realm of foreign descent, faces exclusion orders during conflict. Officials cite ancestry alone. The indigena's native status receives no special protection against the measure.
Idris Ives, an indigena parent born in the realm, teaches a foreign tongue to children. A statute bans such instruction before a set age. The indigena's native cultural practice prevails under limits on state power.
Ike Ingram, an indigena born within the realm, seeks to register a name rejected as disparaging. Officials deny the mark on viewpoint grounds. The indigena's native identity does not alter the free speech analysis that permits registration.
Indigena status applies to those born in the realm or naturalized by Parliament. Alienigena status applies to foreigners lacking that connection.
Supporting sources
No. The Fourteenth Amendment prevents Congress from stripping citizenship of native-born or naturalized persons without consent.
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