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Appeals court weighs automatic U.S. citizenship for American Samoans

(Fili Sagapolutele | AP file photo) This Wednesday, March 4, 2020, photo shows the entrance to the Port of Pago Pago in American Samoa. Many residents of American Samoa are concerned that a federal judge's recent ruling in Utah, saying those born in the U.S. territory should be recognized as U.S. citizens, could threaten "fa'a Samoa," the Samoan way of life, which includes cultural traditions like prayer curfews, communal living and a belief that the islands' lands should stay in Samoan hands.