To end birthright citizenship, Donald Trump misreads the constitution
America started doing so at the end of the civil war. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which held that black people were not Americans. The 14th Amendment ensured that freed slaves and their children would henceforth be citizens.
Is birthright citizenship in the Constitution? Can Trump end it? 18 states sue
With one signature, President Donald Trump ended birthright citizenship where children born here were U.S. citizens even if their parents weren't.
An attorney general explains how states will fight Trump's birthright citizenship ban
The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, argues New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
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Opinion | Trump cannot simply end birthright citizenship — the Constitution says so
The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how this works.
Can Trump end birthright citizenship? Order faces lawsuit from 18 states
Only hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Can he do that?
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge on Jan. 24 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
What to Know About the Ruling Blocking Trump's Order on Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests
Trump's birthright citizenship order blocked in court as advocates vow to fight on
Multiple states and cities are suing President Donald Trump over his executive order ending birthright citizenship. Their argument is that a person born in the United States is a citizen of the United States and is protected under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
US President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States.
Donald Trump’s False claim that the US is the ‘only’ country with birthright citizenship
Around three dozen countries and the U.S. offer automatic citizenship to children born within their borders, regardless of their parents immigration status.
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The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
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