AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBirthright Citizenship Fight: A new federal push to end automatic citizenship for babies born in Guam, Puerto Rico, the CNMI and the U.S. Virgin Islands starting in 2027 is drawing fast, loud pushback from local leaders—CNMI Gov. David Apatang and Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero both say the measure threatens the Covenant and could create stateless or confused citizenship outcomes, while Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds and others warn it targets territories without fixing federal immigration enforcement. Local Governance & Recovery: After back-to-back Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, FEMA airlifted generators to Rota to restore critical services and ports, while CNMI’s utilities authority reported continuing power restoration work and new infrastructure materials arriving for repairs. CNMI Politics & Courts: The CNMI Office of the Attorney General extended a global settlement offer to Lt. Gov. Dennis Mendiola, pushing a criminal case hearing to late August. Defense & Rights: In Washington, the House rejected an amendment to codify Trump’s transgender military ban, but passed other anti-trans NDAA amendments—CNMI’s Kimberlyn King-Hinds and Guam’s James Moylan voted against codifying the ban. Sports & Community: On Saipan, the Wrestling Federation expanded with new Olympic-sized mats, and the Sports Leigh-Out highlighted local competition and training momentum.
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