"Trump's executive order banning the constitutional right to US citizenship for almost everyone born on American soil was signed just hours after the US president took office for his second term and was immediately challenged in court. The order was a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would transform the interpretation of 19th century constitutional provision."
"In a major decision in June, the court ruled that injunctions by the lower courts that became effective nationally were exceeding their given authority. But it did not address the legality of the birthright citizenship ban itself. The justices on Friday announced they would take up a justice department appeal of a lower court's ruling that blocked Trump's executive order telling US government agencies not to recognize citizenship of children born in the US if neither parent is an American citizen or legal permanent resident."
The US Supreme Court agreed to decide the legality of an executive order that severely limits birthright citizenship. The order instructs US government agencies not to recognize citizenship for children born in the United States if neither parent is a US citizen or legal permanent resident. The directive was signed hours after the president began his second term and was immediately challenged, prompting multiple injunctions from judges nationwide. A lower court blocked the order, ruling it violated the 14th Amendment and a federal law codifying birthright citizenship, in a class-action by parents and children. A June decision narrowed nationwide injunctions but left the underlying legality unresolved.
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