Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Challenge
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Conservative Supreme Court justices sharply questioned Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
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If upheld, the order would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children unless at least one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of births.
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President Trump's effort to overturn birthright citizenship through an executive order faced sharp questioning from multiple conservative Supreme Court justices Wednesday, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, who probed gaps in Solicitor General D. John Sauer's historical and textual arguments. The order, signed on Trump's first day in office, would deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil unless at least one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident, but lower courts have blocked it nationwide. Roberts called parts of the government's argument "very quirky" and challenged how narrow exceptions—such as children of diplomats—could extend to undocumented immigrants' children. Gorsuch questioned whether immigration status should matter at all under the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause, and Barrett criticized the Administration for relying on historical purpose rather than the amendment's actual text. Trump, in an unprecedented move, sat in the courtroom for more than an hour as his lawyer faced the barrage of questions.
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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the legality of Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; lower courts have blocked it nationwide.
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