Trump to Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he intends to be present for oral arguments at the Supreme Court regarding birthright citizenship.

The case, Trump v. Barbara, will address the constitutionality of Trump’s efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. This marks a historic moment, as it’s the first time a sitting president will attend such proceedings.

“I’m going,” Trump told Fox News’ Peter Doocy. “I think so. I believe so, because I’ve been following this argument for quite some time. And, you know, this isn’t just about rich foreigners having large families and their kids becoming citizens. It ties back to slavery; the legislation regarding birthright citizenship came about around the end of the Civil War.”

On January 20, 2025, Trump signed an order that ended citizenship guarantees for children of undocumented immigrants and those on temporary visas. This decision faced immediate backlash from left-leaning groups that filed lawsuits on behalf of affected children.

Birthright citizenship is a right afforded under the Fourteenth Amendment, which expanded this privilege to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” including freed slaves and their descendants. The U.S. is among 30 countries that uphold this principle without restrictions.

Trump contended that undocumented immigrants “lack the loyalty needed” to merit citizenship for their children. In contrast, opposing parties have argued that his executive order represents a “fundamental rewrite” of the Civil Rights Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.

In 2023 alone, an estimated 225,000 to 250,000 children will be born to undocumented parents, along with another 70,000 to temporary residents, according to estimates from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).