Key Facts

• President Trump posted on Truth Social calling the court system "rigged" while discussing his birthright citizenship order.
• His 2025 executive order seeks to limit automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. only if at least one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• The current law grants citizenship to almost all babies born in the U.S., based on the 14th Amendment for about 150 years.
• The government argues the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” excludes some children of undocumented immigrants or temporary visa holders.
• Several states and civil rights groups have filed lawsuits opposing the order; 10 cases have been combined into three main challenges.
• The Supreme Court has heard oral arguments and may issue a decision later in the court term.
• Chief Justice John Roberts expressed doubts about expanding historical exceptions for birthright citizenship in this case.
• President Trump also criticized a judge who ruled against him in a separate case involving the Kennedy Center and targeted the judge’s wife for her past legal work.