Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship
Summary
President Donald Trump issued new executive orders to limit birthright citizenship, which grants automatic U.S. citizenship to most babies born in the country. Several rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging these orders, arguing that they conflict with the U.S. Constitution and a recent Supreme Court decision that blocked Trump’s earlier efforts.Key Facts
- President Trump signed two new executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and "birth tourism."
- Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- Rights groups including the ACLU filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire to stop the new orders.
- The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous attempt to end birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the 14th Amendment protects citizenship for "every free-born person" in the U.S.
- Trump’s administration claims the 14th Amendment was originally meant only for children of freed slaves, not all born in the country.
- One Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh, previously disagreed with the court’s majority ruling.
- The lawsuit challenges whether the executive branch can change citizenship rules without Congress.
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