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As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, learn what the 14th Amendment says and where the legal battle stands today.
Republican Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky is introducing a bill to end birthright citizenship amid an ongoing legal battle between President Trump and several Democratic states.
Birthright citizenship was enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1866 and was upheld by the Supreme Court more than 125 years ago. Florida Gov. DeSantis also seeks to end ...
In a 6–2 decision, the court ruled that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents ...