Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship in Supreme Court

Donald Trump's administration is appealing to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States to uphold an executive order that seeks to restrict birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily. This order, signed on the first day of Donald Trump's second term, challenges over 125 years of understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Lower courts, including the United States — United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a federal judge in United States — Keene, New Hampshire, have consistently blocked the order, deeming it unconstitutional. The United States — United States Department of Justice has filed a petition to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, which will decide whether to take up the case, with arguments potentially occurring in late winter or early spring. The American Civil Liberties Union, represented by Cody Wofsy, is actively challenging the administration's plan, asserting its illegality and potential to strip away citizenship from hundreds of thousands of individuals.