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A married couple whose twins share the same egg donor but have different fathers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government alleging that the U.S. State Department is discriminating against them by denying birthright citizenship to one of their sons.<\/p>\n

via Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n

One twin, Aiden, has the DNA of Los Angeles native Andrew Dvash-Banks and the other, Ethan, has the DNA of Andrew’s husband Israeli-born Elad.<\/p>\n

Ethan has now become a plaintiff at just 16 months old in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. State Department that seeks the same rights his brother has as an American citizen.<\/p>\n

‘What we’re trying to do is pursue justice for Ethan,’ said Elad, his biological dad, ‘and correct a wrong that the State Department is continuing to pursue that might affect other couples’.<\/p>\n

Andrew added: ‘These are twins, how can you differentiate between them? They were born minutes apart.’<\/p>\n

The case filed by Immigration Equality<\/a> said the children of a U.S. citizen who marries abroad are entitled to U.S. citizenship at birth no matter where they are born and even if the other parent is a foreigner.<\/p>\n

The State Department said it doesn’t comment on pending litigation, but pointed to guidance on its website that says there must be a biological connection to a U.S. citizen to become a citizen at birth.<\/p>\n

Image via AP<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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