LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of Trump's birthright citizenship order

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by Mark Sherman, Associated Press
March 30, 2026
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Supreme Court weighs constitutional challenge to Trump administration's birthright citizenship executive order.

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If upheld, the order could strip citizenship from children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents, potentially affecting millions of Americans and their families' legal status.

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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of President Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship, a centerpiece of his administration's immigration enforcement agenda. The case tests whether the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to those born on U.S. soil can be narrowed or eliminated through executive action, a legal question that lower courts have previously blocked in similar contexts. The Court's ruling will determine whether millions of American-born children of non-citizens retain automatic citizenship rights or whether Trump's executive action can proceed. This marks another high-stakes immigration case before a Supreme Court majority that has recently cleared the way for aggressive deportation and enforcement policies. The outcome will shape the scope of birthright citizenship and Trump's broader push to restrict immigration pathways.

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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments to consider the constitutionality of the order.

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