American Samoa

This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polymetallic nodules in a sample from the seafloor that was collected on April 14, 2026, in U.S. waters off American Samoa. (USGS via AP, File)

Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracks of water around American Samoa

A legal environmental group is suing the U.S. government after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining.

This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polymetallic nodules in a sample from the seafloor that was collected on April 14, 2026, in U.S. waters off American Samoa. (USGS via AP, File)

The US plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in a push for deep-sea mining

This photo provided by NOAA shows a field of manganese nodules in deep waters off of Hawaii during the Hohonu Moana (deep water) expedition in 2015. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP)

Takeaways from AP’s report on deep-sea mining

In this photo provided by NOAA, a remotely operated vehicle encounters a large undersea boulder field during the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (NOAA via AP)

Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

Michael Pese, left, his wife, Tupe Smith, and their son Maximus pose for a photo outside the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, ahead of the Alaska Court of Appeals hearing a challenge to the voter fraud case brought against her by the state. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Alaska court weighs voter misconduct charges in case that casts light on status of American Samoans

A U.S. territory’s colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship

A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens. (AP Video by Mark Thiessen, Claire Rush, Manuel Valdes)

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A sign supporting citizenship for American Samoans is posted outside the Log Cabin Gifts store on the waterfront in Whittier, Alaska, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

10 Alaskans born in American Samoa plead not guilty in voting case highlighting citizenship issues

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Michael Pese, with daughter Cataleya on his shoulders, and his wife, Tupe Smith, with their son Maximus exit a pedestrian tunnel underneath Whittier, Alaska, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

What to know about American Samoans in Alaska who are being prosecuted after trying to vote

A sign supporting citizenship for American Samoans is posted outside the Log Cabin Gifts store on the waterfront in Whittier, Alaska, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

A US territory’s colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship

FILE - Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., speaks at South Carolina's "First in the Nation" dinner at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., Jan. 27, 2024. Phillips will receive at least three delegates from the Ohio Democratic primary, but he is encouraging those delegates to support President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention this summer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Dean Phillips gains his first delegates. Here’s why they’ll likely vote for Biden at the convention

Democratic presidential candidate Jason Palmer poses for a photo at a Washington hotel in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Palmer, an unknown candidate, won the Democratic primary in American Samoa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of his Competition Council to announce new actions to lower costs for families in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why AP called Democratic Super Tuesday contests for Biden: Race calls explained

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Hawaii’s Democratic presidential caucuses

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. Biden and Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, following the failed border deal that was opposed by the Republican front-runner. (AP Photo)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas’ state and presidential primaries

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, center, and Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks on Feb. 18, 2024, in Columbia, S.C., right. (AP Photo)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday’s presidential nominating contests

A San Francisco Bay Ferry carrying Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez makes it way toward Oakland in front of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Ferry operators around the country to receive $220M in federal grants to modernize fleets

FILE - The U.S Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 11, 2022 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship

Samoa goes into lockdown after 15 Australians test positive

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa Ana, Calif. New U.S. studies released on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 show COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective, especially against hospitalizations and death, even against the extra-contagious delta variant. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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1st case of COVID in American Samoa arrives on Hawaii flight

FILE - This July 2002 file photo shows a sailing ship in the harbor at Pago Pago, American Samoa. A federal appeals court ruling says U.S. citizenship shouldn't be imposed on those born in American Samoa. The decision reverses a lower court ruling that sided with three people from American Samoa who lived in Utah. They sued to be recognized as citizens. (AP Photo/David Briscoe, File)

American Samoa culture plays role in US citizenship ruling

Makerita Iosefo-Va'a and her husband Shaun Va'a stand outside a relative's home where they are temporarily staying in Tracy, Calif., on Oct. 8, 2020. The couple are homesick for American Samoa. She's among an estimated 600 residents of the U.S. territory who were away when American Samoa's governor closed borders in March to keep the cluster of Pacific islands free from coronavirus. Vaʻa and others say they don't want American Samoa to open its borders, but just to bring them home safely. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Pandemic leaves American Samoa residents stranded, homesick

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg gestures to supporters as he announces the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president in New York Wednesday , March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Ending campaign, Bloomberg says defeating Trump his priority

In this Jan. 10, 2020, Bonnelley Pa'uulu, left, and Filipo Ilaoa pose for a photo at the American Samoa government office in Honolulu. Some American Samoans worry 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," or the Samoan way of life. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Not all born in American Samoa want US citizenship

FILE - In this undated file image provided by nonprofit advocacy and legal group Equally American, John Fitisemanu, an American Samoan and the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the United States seeking full U.S. citizenship. People born in the territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah decided Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in a case filed amid more than a century of legal limbo but whose eventual impact remains to be seen. (Katrina Keil Youd/Equally American via AP, File)

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