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Fact-Checking Trump's Statements on Birthright Citizenship, Birth Tourism Amid SCOTUS Case
The justices are weighing whether to preserve automatic citizenship for U.S.-born babies, a policy opponents say could affect about 255,000 births a year.
- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday regarding President Trump's executive order, weighing whether denying automatic citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and temporary residents violates the Constitution.
- Trump issued the executive order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" on his first day of his second term, calling the established right a "crazy policy" that he claims costs Americans billions annually.
- The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, ensures citizenship for all born on United States soil; an 1898 Supreme Court decision in Wong Kim Ark established that jus soli applies regardless of immigrant status.
- A brief filed by 141 professors opposing the order estimates implementation could affect about 255,000 babies born annually, while experts argue existing regulations should address "birth tourism" rather than ending birthright citizenship.
- The Supreme Court must issue a ruling by July 4, potentially resolving decades of settled law on citizenship rights within the United States and reshaping who qualifies for automatic birthright citizenship.
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