Trump Could Prompt Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on July 1, 2024. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Could Prompt Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

The justices would likely revisit a precedent from the 19th century.
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Among President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration is a move to end a longstanding practice of granting something known as “birthright citizenship” to children who are born in the United States of noncitizen parents, including those here illegally.

Last year, he vowed to sign an executive order directing agencies to abandon that practice, if reelected.
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