Overview
- The Supreme Court opened oral arguments in April 2026 in Trump v. Barbara, with lower-court rulings keeping Executive Order 14156 on hold.
- The January 2025 order claims that babies born to undocumented parents or parents on temporary visas are not under U.S. jurisdiction and thus do not gain citizenship at birth.
- Transcripts and news accounts report several justices questioned the administration’s reading of the 14th Amendment during the early hearings.
- President Trump attended a session at the Court in a rare appearance that coverage described as an effort to press the justices.
- A decision expected in late June or early July could determine the status of roughly 250,000 U.S. births each year.