Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship - The New York Times

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in May 2025 regarding President Trump's executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and foreign residents. The justices' decision to hear the case quickly suggests they deem it significant.

The Executive Order

Issued on President Trump's first day in office, the executive order sought to revoke birthright citizenship—the guarantee that individuals born in the U.S. are automatically citizens—for specific groups of children.

Legal Challenges and Court Actions

Lower courts have imposed bans on the policy, and the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing for the overturning of these bans. The Supreme Court will consider the matter on May 15th, 2025; until then, the executive order remains paused nationwide.

• The Supreme Court received three emergency applications from the Trump administration.
• The administration did not challenge the constitutionality of the executive order in its application to the court.