Nearly 200 American Samoans were mistakenly registered to vote in Oregon, exposing deep confusion across the country over their unique legal status as U.S. nationals without birthright citizenship.

American Samoa’s colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship Alaska isn’t the only state where confusion over voting by American Samoans has surfaced in recent years.

About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.

About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.