🔗 Share this article America's top judicial body will consider lawsuit questioning birthright citizenship. The nation's highest court has will hear a pivotal case that puts to the test a century-old constitutional right: guaranteed citizenship for those born in the United States. On the inaugural day in office this January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to terminate birthright citizenship, but the move was halted by the judiciary after lawsuits were brought forward. The Supreme Court's final decision will either uphold citizenship rights for the infants of immigrants who are in the US illegally or on non-immigrant visas, or it will nullify the provision completely. Next, the court will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the federal government and claimants, which comprise foreign-born parents and their young children. The 14th Amendment For more than 150 years, the Constitutional amendment has established the principle that every person born in the country is a US citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and personnel of invading forces. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The contested presidential order sought to refuse citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US without legal status or are in the country on non-permanent visas. The United States is one of about 30 countries – primarily in the North and South America – that grant instant citizenship to any person born on their soil.
The nation's highest court has will hear a pivotal case that puts to the test a century-old constitutional right: guaranteed citizenship for those born in the United States. On the inaugural day in office this January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to terminate birthright citizenship, but the move was halted by the judiciary after lawsuits were brought forward. The Supreme Court's final decision will either uphold citizenship rights for the infants of immigrants who are in the US illegally or on non-immigrant visas, or it will nullify the provision completely. Next, the court will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the federal government and claimants, which comprise foreign-born parents and their young children. The 14th Amendment For more than 150 years, the Constitutional amendment has established the principle that every person born in the country is a US citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and personnel of invading forces. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The contested presidential order sought to refuse citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US without legal status or are in the country on non-permanent visas. The United States is one of about 30 countries – primarily in the North and South America – that grant instant citizenship to any person born on their soil.