The US Supreme Court has decided to review a pivotal case that puts to the test a century-old principle: birthright citizenship for those born in the United States.
On his first day in office this January, the administration signed an order aiming to terminate the policy, but the order was struck down by federal courts after constitutional questions were brought forward.
The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will ultimately support citizenship rights for the offspring of foreign nationals who are in the US undocumented or on temporary visas, or it will nullify the provision entirely.
Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the government and claimants, which include foreign-born parents and their infants.
For more than 150 years, the Constitutional amendment has codified the doctrine that anyone born in the nation is a US citizen, with certain exclusions for children born to embassy personnel and members of occupying armies.
"Anyone born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
The disputed presidential order sought to withhold citizenship to the children of people who are either in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas.
The United States is among about three dozen nations – mostly in the North and South America – that grant automatic citizenship to all those born on their soil.
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