Overview

• President Trump's administration filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court to move forward with a controversial executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
• The executive order, signed on January 20, 2025, denies citizenship to children born in the U.S. after February 19 if their parents are in the country illegally.
• The administration argues that nationwide injunctions issued by lower courts overstep judicial authority and should be limited to the parties directly involved in the cases.
• The legal challenge focuses on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, with some conservatives arguing it does not guarantee citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.
• Three federal appeals courts have rejected the administration's efforts to overturn the injunctions, prompting the emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.