SCOTUS to weigh Trump birthright citizenship order for millions — here's what's at stake
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh the legality of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. — a landmark court fight that could...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh the legality of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. — a landmark court fight that could profoundly impact the lives of millions of Americans and lawful U.S. residents. At issue in the case, Trump v. Barbara, is an executive order Trump signed on his first day back in office. The order in question seeks to end automatic citizenship — or "birthright citizenship" — for nearly all persons born in the U.S. to undocumented parents, or to parents with temporary non-immigrant visas in the U.S. The stakes in the case are high, putting on a collision course more than a century of executive branch action, Supreme Court precedent, and the text of the Constitution itself — or, more specifically, the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. Trump administration officials view the order, and the high court's consideration of the case, as a key component of his hard-line immigration agenda — an issue that has become a defining feature of his second White House term. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR ALL INFANTS, TESTING LOWER COURT POWERS Opponents argue the effort is unconstitutional and unprecedented, and could impact an estimated 150,000 children born in the U.S. annually to noncitizens. A ruling in Trump's favor would represent a seismic shift for immigration policy in the U.S., and would upend long-held notions of citizenship that Trump and his allies argue are misguided. It would also yield immediate, operational consequences for infants born in the U.S., putting the impetus on Congress and the Trump administration to immediately act to clarify their status. Here's what to expect ahead of today's oral arguments: Justices will weigh Trump's executive order 14160, or "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." The order directs all U.S. government agencies to refuse to issue citizenship documents to children born in the U.S. to illegal imm…