US birthright citizenship: What changes if it's removed?
Key takeaways
- The US Supreme Court will soon decide whether being born in the USA is still enough to make a person a US citizen.
- Among a flurry of executive orders, the US president called for an end to the concept of birthright citizenship, which has existed in the US since 1868.
- A decision on the validity of the executive order is expected from the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Tuesday.
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The US Supreme Court will soon decide whether being born in the USA is still enough to make a person a US citizen. The repeal of birthright citizenship is important to Donald Trump but what does it really mean?
https://p.dw.com/p/5GKSy Donald Trump made the removal of birthright citizenship an early priority Image: Brendan Smialowski/AFPAdvertisement One of the first acts of Donald Trump's second term was an attempt to redefine the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Among a flurry of executive orders, the US president called for an end to the concept of birthright citizenship, which has existed in the US since 1868.
A decision on the validity of the executive order is expected from the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Tuesday. Trump has called the existing policy "a disgrace", with his vice president JD Vance having previously described it as "the dumbest immigration policy in the world."