Supreme Court to weigh Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship in test of second-term agenda
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court is set to review President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, challenging its alignment with the 14th Amendment and federal immigration law.
- The case centers on whether the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporary residents, with the Trump administration arguing it does not.
- Lower courts have ruled the executive order likely unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court is directly reviewing the case after a class-action lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs with children affected by the order.
- Opponents assert that birthright citizenship is a constitutional right fundamental to American identity and that the executive order would harm millions of children and impose significant burdens on states.
- A Supreme Court decision is expected by late June or early July, with potential wide-ranging implications for immigration policy and citizenship rights in the U.S.
