"The Order seeks to strip away the 'priceless treasure' of citizenship, threatening them with a lifetime of exclusion from society and fear of deportation from the only country they have ever known, the ACLU wrote in its initial filing of the class action case in federal court in New Hampshire last year."
"The Constitution and Congress—not President Trump—dictate who is entitled to full membership in American society."
"The 14th amendment, adopted in 1868 during the reconstruction era after the US civil war to codify the rights of Black Americans and reverse the Dred Scott decision, confers citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof."
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Trump's executive order to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the US. This order challenges the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all born in the country. If the court rules against Trump, it would undermine a significant policy change. Lawsuits have been filed by Democratic state attorneys general and advocacy groups, asserting that the order exceeds Trump's authority and threatens the citizenship rights of many children, potentially leading to lifelong exclusion and fear of deportation.
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