Amid the hearing on birthright citizenship, a passenger gave birth during a flight to the US raising a debate over whether this baby is automatically a US citizen. The passenger whose identity has not been revealed was flying from Jamaica to New York City when she went into labor near the US East Coast. No emergency was declared during the flight's approach to JFK. One air traffic controller joked that the baby should be named Kennedy after JFK.
According to reports, a pilot alerted John F Kennedy Airport that they had a situation where a pregnant passenger was going into labor. The air traffic controller asked the pilot whether they would need medical teams on arrival. "Is it out yet?" the controller asked the pilot. "Tell her she’s got to name it Kennedy," the controller said.
