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Legal Groups Challenge Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

2/25/2026

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Legal groups filed a Supreme Court brief opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
The brief, by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Law Caucus, argues the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to all children born in the United States.
They say the order undermines an American principle.
The Supreme Court will hear Trump v. Barbara on April 1.

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Legal groups filed a Supreme Court brief opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
The brief, by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Law Caucus, argues the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to all children born in the United States.
They say the order undermines an American principle.
The Supreme Court will hear Trump v. Barbara on April 1.