He appealed the case to the Supreme Court on March 13. “That’s exactly what the Supreme Court had explained before the Citizenship Clause was framed, and that’s exactly how the Supreme Court later interpreted the constitutional text.”The court has ruled on pretty much this exact issue before, over 100 years ago. In the reimagined, narrow terms and conditions for birthright citizenship, the government is seeking to dance around the plain language laid out by both the Supreme Court and Congress around birthright citizenship. In a campaign message in 2023, Trump condemned birthright citizenship, saying he would seek to overturn it. Until the Supreme Court decides this case, people should try to breathe easy, Wofsy said.

Source: Huffington Post March 30, 2026 14:43 UTC