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Supreme Court Considers Ending Birthright Citizenship for Immigrants

4/12/2026

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The Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship, a case that could reshape immigration policy if it upholds U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
The debate follows resurfaced comments from the late Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Dianne Feinstein about granting citizenship to children of illegal immigrants.
In 1993, Reid criticized the idea, a stance he later retracted.

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The Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship, a case that could reshape immigration policy if it upholds U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
The debate follows resurfaced comments from the late Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Dianne Feinstein about granting citizenship to children of illegal immigrants.
In 1993, Reid criticized the idea, a stance he later retracted.