US World Cup hero Balogun’s Nigerian roots point to Trump’s hypocrisy on birthright citizenship

The leading striker for the US in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, became a citizen after his Nigerian mother gave birth while visiting New York. But as Trump fought to overturn the ‘injustice’ of the player’s red card, his administration… The leading striker for the US in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, became a citizen after his Nigerian mother gave birth while visiting New York. But as Trump fought to overturn the ‘injustice’ of the player’s red card, his administration is challenging the 14th Amendment that makes Balogun an American.