A President, the Supreme Court and a Landmark Citizenship Order Collide

President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is heading toward defeat at the Supreme Court, with justices appearing ready to strike down the policy that would end automatic citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents in the U.S. The ruling would mark another major legal setback for Trump, compounding his fury over the Court's earlier rejection of his tariffs program. The decision underscores the limits of presidential executive power on immigration policy and citizenship law, which Congress primarily controls. If the justices rule against the order as expected, it would preserve the current birthright citizenship framework established by the 14th Amendment and affirmed in prior Supreme Court precedent. The clash reflects deepening tension between the Trump administration and a judiciary the president has viewed as obstructing his agenda.