The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Thursday regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship after three lower federal courts have issued nationwide injunctions against the order’s implementation.
Since Trump’s return to the White House, the court has taken interim actions on several emergency appeals filed by the administration following judges’ preliminary orders blocking some of its policies. However, Thursday’s session marks the first time the justices will hear oral arguments regarding an element of Trump’s second-term agenda, The Wall Street Journal reported.
In an executive order signed on Inauguration Day, Trump declared that the 14th Amendment provision granting U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil applies only to those with at least one parent who is a citizen or permanent resident.
