A 12-year-old boy born to a Nigerian mother and a US military serviceman is facing deportation to the US as authorities question his citizenship.The case unfolding in Alaska has drawn attention as US immigration officials are seeking DNA testing to confirm the boy’s link to his father, a naturalized US citizen who previously served in the military. The boy’s lawyer said his father has refused to take the test.The child lives in Anchorage and could be deported along with his mother. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has asked for genetic proof of paternity.“The kid can’t prove he’s a citizen, and right now, the government is trying to deport him,” Margaret Stock, an attorney at Cascadia Cross Border Law Group in Anchorage, Alaska, told Newsweek.He said: “He’s not in custody yet. They haven’t come and caught him and put him in a detention center, but they have put him in deportation proceedings. So, it’s really important for him to prove his citizenship to stop them from deporting him.”According to the legal team, the boy was born in Türkiye to his Nigerian mother, while his father Bolanle Meshach Akinleye served in the US Army. Later the family went to America on visitor visa.The lawyer said authorities are continuing deportation proceedings despite having solid evidence, including photographs, videos of birthday celebrations and other personal records showing the father-son relationship.Additionally, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said that the boy and his mother were in the country illegally and did not have proven citizenship claims.The spokesperson also suggested voluntary self-deportation options, saying, “Parents can take control of their departure with the CBP Home app and preserve the opportunity to return the right legal way. The United States is now offering illegal aliens $2,600 and a free flight for self-deportation. We encourage everyone here illegally to take advantage of this offer and secure the opportunity to return to the United States the right legal way to live the American dream. If not, you will be arrested and deported without a chance to return.”The case comes as the US Supreme Court is reviewing challenges to birthright citizenship and a 2025 executive order aimed at limiting it. If the court upholds the strict rules, there could be more such cases where people may be required to take a DNA test to prove citizenship.The lawyer said: “So, if Trump is successful in the US Supreme Court in overturning the 14th Amendment, we will see many more cases like this. In fact, we will see hundreds of thousands of cases like this.”A court hearing in the boy’s case is scheduled for January 2027, while his mother’s asylum application is pending