Overview
- The justices scheduled oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara for April 1, with a decision expected by late June or early July.
- President Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025 executive order would deny automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are unlawfully present or temporarily in the country unless one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.
- Lower courts blocked the policy, including a New Hampshire injunction protecting babies born on or after Feb. 20, 2025, and the 9th Circuit deemed the order invalid.
- The Justice Department, GOP lawmakers led by Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Jim Jordan, and Republican-led states including Tennessee and Iowa filed briefs urging an originalist interpretation and citing concerns such as birth tourism.
- Challengers rely on United States v. Wong Kim Ark and mid-20th-century statutes to argue the order conflicts with the Constitution and federal law.