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12 Miles From Citizenship: A Mid-Air Birth and a Legal Mystery
✈️ A baby was just born on a flight from Jamaica to New York… But here’s where it gets fascinating: That child’s citizenship may come down to the exact minute, and location, of birth. Looking at the flight path for Caribbean Airlines Flight BW5 on April 4, 2026: 🕙 If the baby was born at 10:47 AM EDT or later ➡️ The aircraft appears to have been within 12 nautical miles of the U.S. coastline ➡️ That means the child was likely born in U.S. airspace ➡️ And may qualify for U.S.
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