“The Constitutional Court has declared the questions of constitutional legitimacy raised by the Turin court partially unfounded and partially inadmissible,” the court announced. Italy’s citizenship rules have been bound up with its diaspora since the country was formed. The Italian Constitutional Court's decision supports a new law introduced last year by the Italian government. Most emigrants left from Sicily, where enterprising local authorities have tried to redress the balance by tempting back Italian descendants from abroad. In July 2025, the constitutional court issued a judgment saying that descendants had a right to Italian citizenship at birth, from birth.

Source: CNN March 14, 2026 16:02 UTC