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Midair Birth on Caribbean Airlines Raises Citizenship Questions

4/9/2026

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A woman gave birth midair on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Kingston, Jamaica to New York, sparking citizenship questions.
Cyrus D. Mehta, immigration attorney, states a child born in U.S. airspace is a citizen, though where airspace ends remains uncertain.
Caribbean Airlines said in-flight births are rare and that expectant mothers may travel without a doctor's approval through the 32nd week of pregnancy.

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A woman gave birth midair on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Kingston, Jamaica to New York, sparking citizenship questions.
Cyrus D. Mehta, immigration attorney, states a child born in U.S. airspace is a citizen, though where airspace ends remains uncertain.
Caribbean Airlines said in-flight births are rare and that expectant mothers may travel without a doctor's approval through the 32nd week of pregnancy.