Think Out Loud

We talk to ACLU of Oregon staff attorney Leland Baxter-Neal about the case brought against the federal government on behalf of U.S. citizen and southern Oregon resident Maria Soto. Soto was denied a U.S. passport despite being born in county hospital in Los Angeles County, California, and having her original birth certificate, and other ample documentation of her citizenship. The ACLU says cases like Soto’s appear to be on the rise.