Trump's Supreme Court attendance highlights his focus on immigration
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Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments on his effort to end birthright citizenship, the first sitting president to observe proceedings directly.
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If the Court rules in Trump's favor, millions of children born to non-citizen parents could lose automatic U.S. citizenship, affecting immigration law for the first time in 150 years.
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President Trump attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, making him the first sitting president to observe the proceedings firsthand. The case concerns his administration's effort to end birthright citizenship—the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to those born on U.S. soil—a centerpiece of his immigration agenda in his second term. Trump's presence at the Court underscores the centrality of immigration policy to his presidency and signals the intensity with which the White House is pursuing what remains one of his most divisive initiatives. The Supreme Court's decision will determine whether the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause can be narrowed or eliminated through executive action or legislation. The case represents a direct challenge to more than 150 years of constitutional precedent and is expected to draw significant public attention given both its legal stakes and Trump's unusual courtroom appearance.
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The Supreme Court is hearing the case challenging the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause; the decision will determine if birthright citizenship can be narrowed or eliminated.
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