US supreme court to weigh whether Trump can deny birthright citizenship

Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitution

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The US supreme court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Trump can reverse generations of precedent and deny birthright citizenship to babies born on US soil, which would impact hundreds of thousands of children annually.

On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order that sought to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the US constitution – or, as his administration has argued, interpret the constitution correctly, in defiance of supreme court precedent.