The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a major case on Wednesday that could reshape birthright citizenship in the United States.
The case centers on a 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to deny automatic citizenship to some children born on U.S. soil, whose parents entered the country illegally, or were here legally, but on a temporary or long-term visa.
For more than a century, the 14th Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee citizenship to nearly anyone born in the country. Lower federal courts have blocked the policy, ruling it likely unconstitutional and in conflict with long-standing precedent, including United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
On Wednesday morning, Trump will be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments in the Supreme Court.
A decision from the high court – expected later this year – could have far-reaching implications for immigration policy and the definition of citizenship.
