🔗 Share this article US Supreme Court will hear legal challenge questioning birthright citizenship. The top court has will hear a pivotal case that questions a historic constitutional right: automatic citizenship for those born on American soil. On the inaugural day in office this winter, the administration enacted a directive aiming to terminate birthright citizenship, but the order was subsequently blocked by lower courts after lawsuits were initiated. The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will either uphold citizenship rights for the children of immigrants who are in the US undocumented or on temporary visas, or it will end them completely. Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the federal government and plaintiffs, which include foreign-born parents and their infants. The 14th Amendment For nearly 160 years, the 14th Amendment has established the principle that all individuals born in the nation is a American citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The challenged directive sought to deny citizenship to the offspring of people who are either in the US without legal status or are in the country on non-permanent visas. The United States belongs to a group of about three dozen nations – largely in the Americas – that award automatic citizenship to any person born within their borders.
The top court has will hear a pivotal case that questions a historic constitutional right: automatic citizenship for those born on American soil. On the inaugural day in office this winter, the administration enacted a directive aiming to terminate birthright citizenship, but the order was subsequently blocked by lower courts after lawsuits were initiated. The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will either uphold citizenship rights for the children of immigrants who are in the US undocumented or on temporary visas, or it will end them completely. Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the federal government and plaintiffs, which include foreign-born parents and their infants. The 14th Amendment For nearly 160 years, the 14th Amendment has established the principle that all individuals born in the nation is a American citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The challenged directive sought to deny citizenship to the offspring of people who are either in the US without legal status or are in the country on non-permanent visas. The United States belongs to a group of about three dozen nations – largely in the Americas – that award automatic citizenship to any person born within their borders.