🔗 Share this article America's top judicial body will consider lawsuit disputing birthright citizenship. The top court has agreed to take on a significant case that puts to the test a historic guarantee: birthright citizenship for those born within US borders. On his first day in office this winter, President Donald Trump signed an order aiming to end the policy, but the action was subsequently blocked by federal courts after legal challenges were initiated. The Supreme Court's ultimate ruling will ultimately support citizenship rights for the offspring of migrants who are in the US undocumented or on short-term permits, or it will end them entirely. Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear the case between the federal government and claimants, which include foreign-born parents and their young children. A Constitutional Cornerstone For more than 150 years, the Fourteenth Amendment has codified the rule that every person born in the country is a American citizen, with specific conditions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces. "Every individual born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The contested directive sought to withhold citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas. The United States is one of about three dozen nations – primarily in the Americas – that award instant citizenship to any person born within their borders.
The top court has agreed to take on a significant case that puts to the test a historic guarantee: birthright citizenship for those born within US borders. On his first day in office this winter, President Donald Trump signed an order aiming to end the policy, but the action was subsequently blocked by federal courts after legal challenges were initiated. The Supreme Court's ultimate ruling will ultimately support citizenship rights for the offspring of migrants who are in the US undocumented or on short-term permits, or it will end them entirely. Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear the case between the federal government and claimants, which include foreign-born parents and their young children. A Constitutional Cornerstone For more than 150 years, the Fourteenth Amendment has codified the rule that every person born in the country is a American citizen, with specific conditions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces. "Every individual born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The contested directive sought to withhold citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas. The United States is one of about three dozen nations – primarily in the Americas – that award instant citizenship to any person born within their borders.