Trump Admin Sued Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Trump Admin Sued Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

From 1868 to today: How SCOTUS rulings continue to shape birthright citizenship in America.

Birthright citizenship has been part of American law for more than 150 years. As the American public continues to see challenges against its constitutionality, brought on by the Trump administration, it is important to remember why. After the Civil War, Congress adopted the 14th Amendment in 1868 to overturn Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which had denied citizenship to Black Americans, dampening their federal protections. While the 13th amendme…

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Rules

The class-action suit challenges Trump’s newest executive order seeking to strip citizenship from children of certain classes of parents.

Birth Tourism Is Now Legal and You’re Picking Up the Tab

In June, the Supreme Court decided Trump v. Barbara and settled the birthright citizenship question for a generation. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority that children born on American soil to parents here unlawfully are “citizens at birth” under the 14th Amendment. Sacramento didn’t pause to consider whether this was sound policy. The welcome mat was already out. Birth tourism, the practice of crossing into the United States while preg…