US EditionSupreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court will decide if Trump’s 2025 executive order denying automatic citizenship to children of undocumented or temporary visa holders aligns with the 14th Amendment.
- On Dec. 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the lawfulness of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, with the appeal coming from New Hampshire.
- Seeking to restore what it calls the Clause's original meaning, Solicitor General D. John Sauer argues the 14th Amendment `subject to the jurisdiction thereof` was adopted for freed slaves and their children, not children of illegal or temporary residents.
- Landmark precedents such as United States v. Wong Kim Ark hold, while four federal courts and two appellate courts have blocked the administration's order.
- The Nine will hear arguments in the spring and a decision could come by July, potentially overturning more than 125 years of birthright citizenship precedent.
- Amid protests on May 15, 2025, Tianna Mays said `We are confident the court will affirm this basic right, which has stood for over a century`, while Abigail Jackson warned `This case will have enormous consequences for the security of all Americans`.
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