The Ninth Circuit has determined the acquired citizenship statute requires a child born out of wedlock to show that his parent was continuously present (without any departure) in the United States for the required period of time before the child’s birth.
The full text of Meza-Carmona v. Garland can be found here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/08/26/20-73293.pdf