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The US star who couldn't be an American under Trump's plan
Folarin Balogun scored two goals on his World Cup debut, but he is the type of person President Trump is trying to ban under birthright citizenship.
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According to BBC News’s source item, The US star who couldn’t be an American under Trump’s plan, Folarin Balogun scored two goals on his World Cup debut, but he is the type of person President Trump is trying to ban under birthright citizenship.
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- The US star who couldn't be an American under Trump's planBBC News - 2026-06-19T11:21:09+00:00
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