🔗 Share this article US Supreme Court has decided to consider lawsuit questioning birthright citizenship. The nation's highest court has decided to review a pivotal case that questions a century-old principle: birthright citizenship for those born in the United States. On his first day in office this winter, the administration signed an order aiming to halt birthright citizenship, but the order was halted by lower courts after lawsuits were brought forward. The Supreme Court's eventual decision will either support citizenship rights for the infants of foreign nationals who are in the US without authorization or on short-term permits, or it will nullify them altogether. Next, the justices will calendar a session to hear arguments between the federal government and claimants, which comprise parents who are immigrants and their infants. A Constitutional Cornerstone For over a century and a half, the Constitutional amendment has enshrined the principle that anyone born in the United States is a citizen, with exceptions for children born to embassy personnel and members of invading forces. "Every individual born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The disputed presidential order sought to refuse citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas. The United States is one of about a minority of states – primarily in the North and South America – that grant immediate citizenship to anyone born within their borders.
The nation's highest court has decided to review a pivotal case that questions a century-old principle: birthright citizenship for those born in the United States. On his first day in office this winter, the administration signed an order aiming to halt birthright citizenship, but the order was halted by lower courts after lawsuits were brought forward. The Supreme Court's eventual decision will either support citizenship rights for the infants of foreign nationals who are in the US without authorization or on short-term permits, or it will nullify them altogether. Next, the justices will calendar a session to hear arguments between the federal government and claimants, which comprise parents who are immigrants and their infants. A Constitutional Cornerstone For over a century and a half, the Constitutional amendment has enshrined the principle that anyone born in the United States is a citizen, with exceptions for children born to embassy personnel and members of invading forces. "Every individual born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The disputed presidential order sought to refuse citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas. The United States is one of about a minority of states – primarily in the North and South America – that grant immediate citizenship to anyone born within their borders.