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world17 days ago•11 min saved

Birthright Citizenship Under Fire: Trump Signs Orders to Curb Birth Tourism

President Trump issued two executive orders to restrict birthright citizenship for certain non-citizen parents and to tighten enforcement on foreign birth-tourism practices. The steps expand exclusions from jus soli, and officials argue the policy targets deceptive birth-tourism schemes. CDC data show about 9,500 births to foreign-born mothers in 2024 (roughly 0.25% of US births), while MPI estimates birth-tourism births at about 20,000–26,000 annually; the Supreme Court previously rejected a reading that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, leaving the 14th Amendment intact.

via BBC|

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politics27 days ago•4 min saved

Trump’s birthright rehearing bid fizzles as deadline lapses

President Trump said he would ask the Supreme Court to rehear its birthright citizenship ruling, but the 25-day deadline has passed with no petition on the Court’s docket, leaving the June 30 decision that birthright citizenship is automatic largely intact; rehearings are rare and there has been no public comment from the White House or DOJ.

via Politico|

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politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Trump seeks Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship after setback

President Trump says he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision that blocked his order to end birthright citizenship for those born in the United States, arguing the ruling is wrong. The 6-3 decision cited the 14th Amendment, and while a rehearing is possible, the Court rarely grants them, and legislative action to restrict birthright citizenship faces hurdles even as public opinion polls remain supportive of birthright citizenship.

via Al Jazeera|

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politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Trump seeks Supreme Court rehearing of birthright citizenship ruling

Trump says he will seek a Supreme Court rehearing of the June 30 ruling that birthright citizenship is guaranteed to anyone born in the U.S., despite his earlier executive order to curb it. Rehearing is rare and generally unlikely, with the Court not granting one in decades and last reversing an argued decision in the 1950s, making this a long-shot bid against the 14th Amendment interpretation.

via CNBC|

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politics1 month ago•6 min saved

Congress Holds the Key to Birthright Citizenship, Says Opinion

An opinion piece argues the Supreme Court erred in Trump v. Barbara by granting automatic birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. It contends the clause reflects allegiance to the sovereign and not blanket citizenship for children of those under foreign power, citing historical debates and Wong Kim Ark. The author urges Congress to act—potentially by invoking invasion clauses to deny automatic citizenship for the children of illegal entrants and birth tourists, allowing naturalization instead—and suggests overturning Barbara via legislation or a constitutional amendment as a longer-term fix.

via Daily Signal|

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politics1 month ago•5 min saved

Impeach Four Justices Over Birthright Citizenship, Op-Ed Argues

An op-ed argues four Supreme Court justices should be impeached for dissenting on birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, defending the 14th Amendment’s birthright guarantee and criticizing a domicile/intention-based interpretation as a political fiction and reason to remove them from office.

via Tennessee Lookout|

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politics1 month ago•8 min saved

Birthright Citizenship Cannot Be Rewritten by Legislation, Court Rules

After the Supreme Court preserved birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, President Trump urged Congress to end it with legislation, claiming a constitutional amendment isn’t necessary. Legal scholars—and several Republican supporters—say the majority opinion effectively bars changing the rule by statute; Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence suggested a possible legislative workaround, but the consensus is that only a constitutional amendment or a future court reversal could alter birthright citizenship. Some lawmakers discuss targeted immigration/birth-tourism measures, but those would face constitutional challenges if they conflict with the Court’s interpretation. In short, current law grants birthright citizenship broadly, and changing that would require a constitutional amendment or a future shift in jurisprudence.

via FactCheck.org|

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politics1 month ago•374 min saved

Four Justices Open a Narrow Door on Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship by executive order, but four justices said the policy could be lawful under the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, with Justices Kavanaugh and Thomas among them; Kavanaugh would have ruled against the plan on other grounds, highlighting a nuanced, divided view on birthright citizenship.

via NBC News|

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politics1 month ago•14 min saved

Alito’s birthright dissent echoes old xenophobia

Gustavo Arellano argues that Justice Alito’s dissent against birthright citizenship recycles xenophobic rhetoric once used against Italian Americans, despite Alito’s own immigrant family history; he celebrates the Supreme Court’s majority holding that birth on U.S. soil grants citizenship under the 14th Amendment and criticizes Alito for calling for a policy shift via presidential overreach and unfounded claims of fraud, while urging continued protection of birthright citizenship for long‑standing immigrant families.

via Los Angeles Times|

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politics1 month ago•7 min saved

US Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship, Bolstering the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, upheld birthright citizenship and struck down President Trump's attempt to end automatic US citizenship for babies born on US soil to parents with temporary status or no documentation, affirming the 14th Amendment's guarantee and signaling limits on presidential authority over immigration. Trump criticized the decision and suggested pursuing Congress or other paths, but legal experts say changing birthright citizenship via ordinary legislation is unlikely to succeed and a constitutional amendment would be required.

via Al Jazeera|

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politics1 month ago•194 min saved

Supreme Court Maintains Birthright Citizenship, Dashing Trump's Plan

The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in a 6-3 decision, upholding the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that most people born in the United States are citizens; Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion grounding citizenship in history, while dissents argued the measure could be addressed by Congress, with Justice Kavanaugh joining dissenters on the 14th Amendment issue and suggesting a legislative fix remains possible.

via CNN|

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politics1 month ago•23 min saved

Trump urges Congress to end birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

President Trump urged Congress to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court upheld the 14th Amendment’s birthright provision and struck down his executive order redefining who is American. He framed it as a legislative fix and signaled support for changes to immigration policy, as Republicans expressed disappointment and Democrats opposed the move. The ruling keeps birthright citizenship intact but paves the way for a renewed congressional battle over immigration policy.

via The Washington Post|

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politics1 month ago•5 min saved

Supreme Court Keeps Birthright Citizenship, Blocks Trump Plan

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to block President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens, upholding the 14th Amendment’s promise and citing Wong Kim Ark. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and the court’s liberal justices, and suggested Congress would need to act to change the policy. Trump criticized the decision and urged lawmakers to pass legislation, though it faces political hurdles; civil rights groups praised the ruling as preserving a core constitutional guarantee. Dissenters (Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch) argued the majority misread history and the amendment’s original meaning.

via Al Jazeera|

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politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Court Blocks Trump's Bid to Redefine Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's Jan. 2025 executive order to limit birthright citizenship, ruling it unlawful under the 14th Amendment by a 6-3 vote. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, stating citizenship is anchored by long-standing constitutional interpretation and cannot be altered by executive fiat; conservatives Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have ruled differently. The order never took effect, and the decision preserves birthright citizenship as understood since Wong Kim Ark, marking another legal setback for Trump before the Court.

via NBC News|

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world1 month ago•20 min saved

Supreme Court preserves birthright citizenship, rebuking Trump's bid

In a 6-3 ruling written by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship and rejected President Trump's executive order to end jus soli, reaffirming the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that those born in the United States are citizens. The decision constitutes a major legal rebuke to Trump and shapes how citizenship is interpreted going forward.

via BBC|

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