Overview
- The Supreme Court heard the case Wednesday, with President Trump attending in a first for a sitting president.
- Several justices signaled doubts about the government's reading of “subject to the jurisdiction,” pressing how it squares with the Court’s 1898 Wong Kim Ark ruling.
- Trump’s order, signed February 20, 2025, would deny automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children if neither parent is a citizen or green‑card holder or if a parent is only in the country temporarily, and advocates say it could affect hundreds of thousands of births each year.
- Lower courts, including a New Hampshire district court, blocked the policy and allowed a class action known as Barbara v. Trump to represent babies born since February 20, 2025.
- A decision expected in June or July will determine if a president can change long‑standing birthright practice by directive while the order remains on hold.