Supreme Court to Review Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.
This order, issued in January, aimed to stop birthright citizenship for kids of illegal aliens.
According to the Court’s announcement, they will review the appeal from the Department of Justice following a lower court’s decision that blocked the order. The justices noted that the appeal is rooted in a ruling by lower courts stating that the executive order violates both the 14th Amendment and existing federal laws on citizenship.
The lower court’s ruling came after a class action lawsuit was filed by parents and children who felt their citizenship rights were jeopardized. The order mandated that U.S. agencies deny citizenship to children born in the country if both parents are not U.S. citizens or lawful residents.
In a report by John Binder from July, it was mentioned that Judge Joseph LaPlante of the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire, appointed by George W. Bush, granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration in response to this lawsuit.
The case reportedly involves funding linked to George Soros and his Open Society Foundations.
Additionally, Judge Leo Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, an Obama appointee, confirmed that a nationwide injunction against Trump’s order remains in effect.
The Center for Immigration Studies cited in 2019 that there were roughly 39,000 annual births to foreign students, guest workers, and individuals on temporary visas. This statistic includes about 33,000 births to tourists and nearly 300,000 births resulting from illegal immigration.
In a separate report, it was estimated that around 400,000 “anchor babies” would be born in 2024 to undocumented immigrants, tourists, and foreign visa holders.
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PBS has indicated that oral arguments for the case will take place in the spring, with a definitive ruling from the Supreme Court likely by early summer 2026.
