Summary
The Supreme Court will decide if an executive order from President Trump to end birthright citizenship can be enforced. This decision could change a right that is part of the U.S. Constitution. The government argues that the Citizenship Clause was meant for children of freed slaves, not for children of visitors or those in the country illegally.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court will review President Trump's order about birthright citizenship.
- Birthright citizenship is currently a right under the U.S. Constitution.
- The order aims to stop granting citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are temporary visitors or undocumented.
- The case challenges a previous lower court decision that blocked the executive order.
- The government's argument focuses on the original intent of the Citizenship Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.
- This is a developing story, and more updates will follow.
