Italy's Citizenship Restrictions Face Legal Challenge in Supreme Court
Italy's supreme court, the Corte di Cassazione, is reviewing the legality of citizenship restrictions imposed in 2024 that affect descendants of Italian citizens born abroad. These restrictions, known as the 'minor issue,' limit citizenship by descent to two generations and effectively ban dual citizenship for Italians abroad. The court is evaluating cases involving American and Venezuelan families whose citizenship claims were denied under these rules. The legal challenge focuses on whether citizenship can be involuntarily lost, with implications for the broader 2025 law that further tightened citizenship criteria. 
