Birthright Citizenship Interpretation to be decided by SCOTUS

Supreme Court hears challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order amid nationwide injunctions

CV NEWS FEED // The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a pivotal case over whether lower courts can block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

On his first day in office this January, Trump signed an order halting automatic citizenship for children born to non-citizens, unless at least one parent is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state swiftly issued nationwide injunctions against the order, citing the 14th Amendment and the Supreme Court’s 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark decision.

Trump defended the order Thursday on Truth Social, writing: “Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them.”

“Birthright Citizenship is about the babies of slaves. As conclusive proof, the Civil War ended in 1865, the Bill went to Congress less than a year later, in 1866, and was passed shortly after that,” Trump added. “It had nothing to do with Illegal Immigration for people wanting to SCAM our Country, from all parts of the World, which they have done for many years.”

A decision is expected by late June or early July.

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